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Where does “mwyaf” come from?

mwyaf (Welsh) comes from Welsh mwy, from Egyptian mꜣwt, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

mwyaf (Welsh): superlative degree of mawr; Used to form the...

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of mawr; Used to form the...

Ancestry of “mwyaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmwycomparative degree of mawr; more; Used to form...
2Egyptianmꜣwta new thing, something new
3Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
4Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—
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