Where does “mablygad” come from?

mablygad (Welsh) comes from Welsh mab, from Old Welsh map, from Proto-Brythonic mab, from Proto-Celtic makʷos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mablygad (Welsh): pupil of the eye

Definitions

  1. pupil of the eye

Ancestry of “mablygad”, step by step

mablygad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmabboy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth
2Old Welshmapson
3Proto-Brythonicmabson
4Proto-Celticmakʷosson
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Welsh llygad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllygadeye; seam of slate
2Proto-Brythonicllugadeye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →