Where does “unrhyw un” come from?

unrhyw un (Welsh) comes from Welsh unrhyw, from Welsh un, from Middle Welsh un, from Proto-Brythonic ʉn, from Proto-Celtic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

unrhyw un (Welsh): anyone, anybody

Definitions

  1. anyone, anybody

Ancestry of “unrhyw un”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshunrhywany
2Welshunonly; one; one, individual
3Middle Welshunone
4Proto-Brythonicʉnone
5Proto-Celticoinosone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Celtic oinosEvery word from Proto-Brythonic ʉn
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