Where does “plu eira” come from?
plu eira (Welsh) comes from Welsh plu, from Latin pluma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
plu eira (Welsh): snowflakes
Definitions
- snowflakes
Ancestry of “plu eira”, step by step
plu eira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh plu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | plu | feathers |
| 2 | Latin | pluma | feather, plume; metal scale of armor; beard-down |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Welsh eira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | eira | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | ėrɣ | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | argyos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥ǵ-yó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erǵ- | white, argent; glittering |