Where does “lliw” come from?
lliw (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic lliw, from Proto-Celtic līwos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.
lliw (Welsh): colour; paint, dye, colouring
Definitions
- colour; paint, dye, colouring
Ancestry of “lliw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | lliw | colour |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | līwos | colour; stone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |
Words derived from “lliw”