Where does “tywodfaen” come from?

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

tywodfaen (Welsh): sandstone

Definitions

  1. sandstone

Ancestry of “tywodfaen”, step by step

tywodfaen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh maen

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

via Welsh tywod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtywodsand
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