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Where does “pwyll” come from?

pwyll (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic puɨll, from Proto-Celtic kʷēslā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

pwyll (Welsh): deliberation, consideration, care, caution;...

Definitions

  1. deliberation, consideration, care, caution;...

Ancestry of “pwyll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicpuɨllmind; sense, wisdom, intelligence; meaning
2Proto-Celtickʷēslāmind; sense, wisdom, intelligence; meaning
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
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