Where does “rhewlif” come from?

rhewlif (Welsh) comes from Welsh llif, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

rhewlif (Welsh): glacier

Definitions

  1. glacier

Ancestry of “rhewlif”, step by step

rhewlif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllifsaw; flood; stream
2Latinlimafile
3Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
4SpanishLimónlemon
5Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
6Persianلیموlemon; lime
7Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
8Mundarilembu

via Welsh rhew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhewfrost; ice
2Proto-Celticɸreswosfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “rhewlif

Every word from Mundari lembu
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