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Where does “tafod” come from?

tafod (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh tauaut, from Proto-Brythonic tavọd, from Proto-Celtic tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

tafod (Welsh): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “tafod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshtauaut—
2Proto-Brythonictavọd—
3Proto-Celtictangʷāt-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “tafod”

  • tafodiaith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →