Where does “p'le” come from?

p'le (Welsh) comes from Welsh pa, from Proto-Celtic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.

p'le (Welsh): where

Definitions

  1. where

Ancestry of “p'le”, step by step

p'le traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpawhat; which
2Proto-Celtickʷidwhat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base

via Welsh lle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlleplace, location; where
2Proto-Brythoniclleɣplace
3Proto-Celticlegyomlying down
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “p'le”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷís →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd →
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