Where does “pwyso” come from?
pwyso (Welsh) comes from Welsh pwys, from Proto-Brythonic puɨs, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pwyso (Welsh): to weigh
Ancestry of “pwyso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | pwys | weight, burden, pressure; importance,... |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | puɨs | weight |
| 3 | Latin | pēnsum | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |