Where does “dyfrfarch” come from?

dyfrfarch (Welsh) comes from Welsh dwfr, from Proto-Brythonic duβr, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dyfrfarch (Welsh): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “dyfrfarch”, step by step

dyfrfarch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh dwfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshdwfrAlternative form of dŵr
2Proto-Brythonicduβrwater
3Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Welsh march

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmarchhorse, steed, stallion
2Middle Welshmarch—
3Proto-Brythonicmarxhorse
4Proto-Celticmarkoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmárkoshorse; wild horse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →