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Where does “llu” come from?

llu (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic llʉɣ, from Proto-Celtic slougos, from Proto-Indo-European slowgʰo-.

llu (Welsh): host, throng, multitude

Definitions

  1. host, throng, multitude

Ancestry of “llu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllʉɣtroop
2Proto-Celticslougostroop, army
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslowgʰo-—

Words derived from “llu”

  • heddlu
  • heddluoedd
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