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Where does “trawsenw” come from?

trawsenw (Welsh) comes from Welsh enw, from Middle Welsh enw, from Old Welsh anu, from Proto-Brythonic anw, from Proto-Celtic anman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

trawsenw (Welsh): metonymy: the use of a characteristics of a thing...

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Ancestry of “trawsenw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshenwname; noun
2Middle Welshenwname
3Old Welshanuname
4Proto-Brythonicanwname
5Proto-Celticanmanname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →