Where does “o flaen llaw” come from?

o flaen llaw (Welsh) comes from Welsh llaw, from Old Welsh lau, from Proto-Brythonic llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

o flaen llaw (Welsh): beforehand, in advance

Definitions

  1. beforehand, in advance

Ancestry of “o flaen llaw”, step by step

o flaen llaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llaw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllawhand
2Old Welshlauhand
3Proto-Brythonicllọβ̃palm, hand
4Proto-Celticɸlāmāpalm, hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Welsh o flaen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsho flaenin front of, before
2Welshohe, him; of; from
3Proto-Brythonicofrom
4Proto-Celtic*auaway from
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →