Where does “glofa” come from?

glofa (Welsh) comes from Welsh glo, from Proto-Brythonic glow, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

glofa (Welsh): coalmine, colliery

Definitions

  1. coalmine, colliery

Ancestry of “glofa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshglocoal; charcoal; Soft mutation of clo
2Proto-Brythonicglowcoal
3Proto-Celtic*glāwosglowing thing
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *glāwos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic glow →
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