Where does “dalfa” come from?

dalfa (Welsh) comes from Welsh -fa, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

dalfa (Welsh): arrest, custody; jail

Definitions

  1. arrest, custody; jail

Ancestry of “dalfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-faswydd + API → swyddfa; meddyg + API → meddygfa;...
2Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Welsh -fa →Every word from Proto-Celtic magos →