Where does “pibydd y dorlan” come from?

pibydd y dorlan (Welsh) comes from Welsh torlan, from Welsh glân, from Middle Welsh glann, from Proto-Brythonic glann, from Proto-Celtic glannos.

pibydd y dorlan (Welsh): common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Definitions

  1. common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Ancestry of “pibydd y dorlan”, step by step

pibydd y dorlan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh torlan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtorlanundercut river bank, bank, dyke
2Welshglânclean
3Middle Welshglann—
4Proto-Brythonicglann—
5Proto-Celticglannos—

via Welsh pibydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpibyddpiper one who plays any musical instrument referred to as pipes
2Welshpibpipe; tube; diarrhea
3Vulgar Latinpipapipe
4LatinpipoI pip, peep
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