Where does “mochi” come from?

mochi (Welsh) comes from Welsh -i, from Old Welsh -im, from Proto-Brythonic *-iβ̃.

mochi (Welsh): to behave like a pig

Definitions

  1. to behave like a pig

Ancestry of “mochi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-iPluralisation suffix; Forms verbnouns from verb...
2Old Welsh-im—
3Proto-Brythonic*-iβ̃—
Every word from Proto-Brythonic *-iβ̃ →Every word from Welsh -i →Every word from Old Welsh -im →