Where does “myrdd-ddail” come from?

myrdd-ddail (Welsh) comes from Welsh myrdd, from Middle Welsh myrð, from Latin myrias, from Ancient Greek μυριάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

myrdd-ddail (Welsh): milfoil, watermilfoil (Myriophyllum)

Definitions

  1. milfoil, watermilfoil (Myriophyllum)

Ancestry of “myrdd-ddail”, step by step

myrdd-ddail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh myrdd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmyrddmyriad, ten thousand
2Middle Welshmyrð
3Latinmyriasa myriad
4Ancient Greekμυριάςa number of ten thousand, a myriad
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via Welsh dail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdailleaves; sheets
2Proto-Brythonicdölmeadow, dale
3Proto-Slavicdolъvalley; depression, pit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰal-
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn