Where does “wy” come from?

wy (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh wy, from Old Welsh ui, from Proto-Celtic āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

wy (Welsh): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “wy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshwy—
2Old Welshui—
3Proto-Celticāwyomegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “wy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic āwyom →