Where does “ffau” come from?

ffau (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh ffeu, from Proto-Brythonic *fowyā, from Latin Fovea, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

ffau (Welsh): den, lair

Definitions

  1. den, lair

Ancestry of “ffau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshffeu—
2Proto-Brythonic*fowyā—
3LatinFoveasmall pit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Latin Fovea →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *fowyā →