Where does “pendolcio” come from?

pendolcio (Welsh) comes from Welsh pen, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

pendolcio (Welsh): to headbutt

Definitions

  1. to headbutt

Ancestry of “pendolcio”, step by step

pendolcio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpenhead; chief; top, apex
2Proto-Brythonicpennhead
3Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

via Welsh tolcio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtolcioto dent
2Welsh-ioForms verbnouns from verbs and other parts of...
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Welsh pen →
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