Where does “derbynfa” come from?
derbynfa (Welsh) comes from Welsh -fa, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
derbynfa (Welsh): reception
Ancestry of “derbynfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | -fa | swydd + API → swyddfa; meddyg + API → meddygfa;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | magos | plain, field |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |