Where does “drewgi” come from?

drewgi (Welsh) comes from Welsh ci, from Middle Welsh ci.

drewgi (Welsh): skunk (Mephitidae)

Definitions

  1. skunk (Mephitidae)

Ancestry of “drewgi”, step by step

drewgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh ci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcidog
2Middle Welshci—

via Welsh drewi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdrewito stink, to be putrid
Every word from Middle Welsh ci →Every word from Welsh ci →
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