Where does “gorffowys” come from?

gorffowys (Welsh) comes from Welsh Powys, from Latin pāgēnsis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

Ancestry of “gorffowys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshPowys
2Latinpāgēnsispeasant, countryfolk
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
6Latinquelō
7Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-
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