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

  1. snowflakes

Ancestry of “plu eira”, step by step

plu eira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh plu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshplufeathers
2Latinplumafeather, plume; metal scale of armor; beard-down
3Proto-Italicplouksmā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Welsh eira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsheirasnow
2Proto-Brythonicėrɣsnow
3Proto-Celticargyoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵ-yó-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering
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