Where does “ieithadur” come from?
ieithadur (Welsh) comes from Welsh iaith, from Middle Welsh ieith, from Proto-Brythonic jeiθ, from Proto-Celtic yextis, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
ieithadur (Welsh): grammar
Ancestry of “ieithadur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | iaith | language |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | ieith | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | jeiθ | language |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | yextis | language, speech |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |