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Where does “cysylltair” come from?

cysylltair (Welsh) comes from Welsh gair, from Middle Welsh geir, from Proto-Brythonic gėr, from Proto-Celtic garyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

cysylltair (Welsh): conjunction; compound word

Definitions

  1. conjunction; compound word

Ancestry of “cysylltair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgairword
2Middle Welshgeirword
3Proto-Brythonicgėrword, speech
4Proto-Celticgaryosword; command
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵh₂r-to shout, call
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
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