Where does “llysfwytäwr” come from?

llysfwytäwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh bwytäwr, from Welsh bwyta, from Welsh bwyd, from Middle Welsh bwyt, from Proto-Brythonic buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

llysfwytäwr (Welsh): vegetarian

Definitions

  1. vegetarian

Ancestry of “llysfwytäwr”, step by step

llysfwytäwr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bwytäwr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbwytäwreater
2Welshbwytato eat; second-person singular imperative of...
3Welshbwydfood
4Middle Welshbwytfood
5Proto-Brythonicbuɨdfood
6Proto-Celtic*beitomfood
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

via Welsh llysiau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllysiauvegetables
2Proto-Celticlussusmedicinal herb, vegetable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Celtic *beitom →