Where does “picen ar y maen” come from?

picen ar y maen (Welsh) comes from Welsh ar, from Middle Welsh ar, from Proto-Brythonic ar, from Proto-Celtic aros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

picen ar y maen (Welsh): Welsh cake

Definitions

  1. Welsh cake

Ancestry of “picen ar y maen”, step by step

picen ar y maen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsharon; about to
2Middle Welsharon, upon; over, of; he/she who, whoever
3Proto-Brythonicarin front of; ploughing, ploughed land
4Proto-Celticarosploughing, ploughed land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-o-ploughing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Welsh y

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshythe; that; which, whom
2Middle Welshyhis, its with reference to a masculine noun; triggers soft mutation of following consonant
3Old Welshirthe
4Proto-Celticsindosthis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Welsh maen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmaenstone; griddle stone; third-person plural present...
2Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
3Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-