Where does “gyrfa” come from?

gyrfa (Welsh) comes from Welsh gyrru, from Welsh -u, from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

gyrfa (Welsh): course, career, journey

Definitions

  1. course, career, journey

Ancestry of “gyrfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgyrruto drive
2Welsh-uimpression, imprint
3Middle Welsh-u—
4Proto-Brythonic-oβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...
Every word from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ →Every word from Welsh -u →Every word from Welsh gyrru →