Where does “pigfain” come from?

pigfain (Welsh) comes from Welsh pig, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pigfain (Welsh): slender-billed, slender-beaked

Definitions

  1. slender-billed, slender-beaked

Ancestry of “pigfain”, step by step

pigfain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpigbeak, bill; point, spike; spout
2Middle EnglishpykeA sharp round point or projection; A point or end...
3Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
4Proto-Germanic*pīk—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via Welsh main

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmainslender, thin; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →