Where does “ffroeni” come from?

ffroeni (Welsh) comes from Welsh ffroen, from Middle Welsh ffroen, from Proto-Brythonic *froɨn, from Proto-Celtic srognā, from Proto-Indo-European sregʰ- — snore; to snore.

ffroeni (Welsh): to sniff

Definitions

  1. to sniff

Ancestry of “ffroeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshffroennostril
2Middle Welshffroen—
3Proto-Brythonic*froɨnnose
4Proto-Celticsrognānose
5Proto-Indo-Europeansregʰ-snore; to snore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic srognā →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *froɨn →