Where does “pergnau” come from?

pergnau (Welsh) comes from Welsh cnau, from Proto-Brythonic know, from Proto-Celtic knūs, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

pergnau (Welsh): nutmegs

Definitions

  1. nutmegs

Ancestry of “pergnau”, step by step

pergnau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cnau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcnaunuts
2Proto-Brythonicknownut
3Proto-Celticknūsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Welsh pêr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpêrpears; sweet fruit; pear trees; sweet-fruit...
2Latinpira—
3Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →