Where does “llongbryf” come from?

llongbryf (Welsh) comes from Welsh pryf, from Old Welsh prem, from Proto-Brythonic prɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

llongbryf (Welsh): shipworm (Teredinidae spp.)

Definitions

  1. shipworm (Teredinidae spp.)

Ancestry of “llongbryf”, step by step

llongbryf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pryf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpryfinsect; worm; vermin
2Old Welshprem—
3Proto-Brythonicprɨβ̃worm
4Proto-Celtickʷrimisworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Welsh llong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllongship, vessel
2Welshlloginterest, profit, benefit; consecrated place,...
3Proto-Brythonic*llong—
4Proto-Celtic*longāboat, vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷrimis →Every word from Proto-Brythonic prɨβ̃ →