Where does “llys” come from?

llys (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic lussus, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

llys (Welsh): court; court; hall; the royal courts of the Welsh...

Definitions

  1. court; court; hall; the royal courts of the Welsh...

Ancestry of “llys”, step by step

llys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic lussus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlussusmedicinal herb, vegetable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Proto-Celtic *ḷsso-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*ḷsso-s—
2Proto-Indo-European*pl̥t-to-—

Words derived from “llys”

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