Where does “meibion” come from?

meibion (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.

meibion (Welsh): plural of mab

Definitions

  1. plural of mab

Ancestry of “meibion”, step by step

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
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