Where does “pengrych” come from?

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

pengrych (Welsh): curly-haired

Definitions

  1. curly-haired

Ancestry of “pengrych”, step by step

pengrych traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pen

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

via Welsh crych

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcrychripple
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Welsh pen →
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