Where does “twrch daear” come from?

twrch daear (Welsh) comes from Welsh twrch, from Proto-Celtic *tworkos, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

twrch daear (Welsh): mole (Talpidae), usually European mole (Talpa europaea)

Definitions

  1. mole (Talpidae), usually European mole (Talpa europaea)

Ancestry of “twrch daear”, step by step

twrch daear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh twrch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtwrchbarrow, hog
2Proto-Celtic*tworkosboar
3Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

via Welsh daear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshdaearEarth; earth, soil; ground, land
2Middle Welshdayarworld, earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *tworkos →Every word from Welsh twrch →