Where does “gwrthdrawiad” come from?

gwrthdrawiad (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwrthdaro, from Welsh taro, from English Taro, from Maori taro, from Proto-Polynesian talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs — taro.

gwrthdrawiad (Welsh): crash, collision

Definitions

  1. crash, collision

Ancestry of “gwrthdrawiad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwrthdaroto collide, to crash, to clash
2Welshtaroto strike, hit
3EnglishTaroColocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato
4Maoritarotaro; bread
5Proto-Polynesiantalotaro, eddo
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs →Every word from Proto-Polynesian talo →Every word from Maori taro →
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