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Where does “ffordd haearn” come from?

ffordd haearn (Welsh) comes from Welsh haearn, from Middle Welsh haearn, from Proto-Brythonic hiyarno-, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

ffordd haearn (Welsh): railway

Definitions

  1. railway

Ancestry of “ffordd haearn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshhaearniron
2Middle Welshhaearniron
3Proto-Brythonichiyarno-—
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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