Where does “suran y coed” come from?

suran y coed (Welsh) comes from Welsh coed, from Catalan coet, from Old Welsh coit, from Proto-Brythonic koɨd, from Proto-Celtic kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

suran y coed (Welsh): wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)

Definitions

  1. wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)

Ancestry of “suran y coed”, step by step

suran y coed traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh coed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcoedwood, timber; trees
2Catalancoetrocket
3Old Welshcoit—
4Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
5Proto-Celtickaitoswoods
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

via Welsh y

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshythe; that; which, whom
2Middle Welshyhis, its with reference to a masculine noun; triggers soft mutation of following consonant
3Old Welshirthe
4Proto-Celticsindosthis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Welsh suran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshsuransorrel (Rumex and Oxalis)
2Welshsursour, acidic
3Old Englishsūrsour
4Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
5Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter
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