Where does “sylfaen” come from?

sylfaen (Welsh) comes from Welsh maen, from Proto-Brythonic maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic maginos — stone; place.

sylfaen (Welsh): foundation; base; basis

Definitions

  1. foundation; base; basis

Ancestry of “sylfaen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmaenstone; griddle stone; third-person plural present...
2Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
3Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place

Words derived from “sylfaen”

Every word from Proto-Celtic maginos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic maɣɨn →Every word from Welsh maen →
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