Where does “llwyfandir” come from?

llwyfandir (Welsh) comes from Welsh tir, from Old Welsh tir, from Proto-Brythonic tir, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

llwyfandir (Welsh): plateau

Definitions

  1. plateau

Ancestry of “llwyfandir”, step by step

llwyfandir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh tir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtirland
2Old Welshtirland
3Proto-Brythonictirland
4Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Welsh llwyfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwyfanstage, platform
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters-
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