Where does “paill” come from?

paill (Welsh) comes from Welsh peilliaid, from Welsh -iaid, from Welsh -iad, from Proto-Brythonic -ad, from Proto-Brythonic -atus, from Proto-Brythonic -ātus.

paill (Welsh): flour; pollen

Definitions

  1. flour; pollen

Ancestry of “paill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpeilliaidbolted flour (flour from which the bran and germ have been sifted, but not as refined as white flour)
2Welsh-iaid-s; plural of -iad
3Welsh-iadshow the action of a verb or its result; suffix...
4Proto-Brythonic-ad—
5Proto-Brythonic-atus—
6Proto-Brythonic-ātus—

Words derived from “paill”

Every word from Proto-Brythonic -ātus →Every word from Welsh -iad →Every word from Welsh -iaid →