Where does “haf” come from?

haf (Welsh) comes from Old Welsh ham, from Proto-Brythonic haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic samos, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

haf (Welsh): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “haf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshham—
2Proto-Brythonichaβ̃summer
3Proto-Celticsamossummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

Words derived from “haf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Celtic samos →
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