Where does “mor-filltiroedd” come from?

mor-filltiroedd (Welsh) comes from Welsh môr-filltir, from Welsh milltir, from Welsh tir, from Old Welsh tir, from Proto-Brythonic tir, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

mor-filltiroedd (Welsh): plural of môr-filltir

Definitions

  1. plural of môr-filltir

Ancestry of “mor-filltiroedd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmôr-filltirnautical mile
2Welshmilltirmile
3Welshtirland
4Old Welshtirland
5Proto-Brythonictirland
6Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
7Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tīros →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tir →