Where does “piod y dŵr” come from?

piod y dŵr (Welsh) comes from Welsh dŵr, from Middle Welsh dwfyr, from Proto-Brythonic duβr, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

piod y dŵr (Welsh): kingfishers (Alcedo atthis)

Definitions

  1. kingfishers (Alcedo atthis)

Ancestry of “piod y dŵr”, step by step

piod y dŵr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh dŵr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdŵrwater; Soft mutation of tŵr
2Middle Welshdwfyrwater
3Proto-Brythonicduβrwater
4Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Welsh piod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpiodmagpies birds of the genus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →
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