Where does “ysmygu” come from?
ysmygu (Welsh) comes from Welsh mygu, from Welsh mẁg, from English mug, from English motherfucker, from English fucker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.
ysmygu (Welsh): to smoke (tobacco)
Definitions
- to smoke (tobacco)
Ancestry of “ysmygu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | mygu | to smoke, to produce smoke |
| 2 | Welsh | mẁg | mug |
| 3 | English | mug | Easily fooled, gullible; A large cup for hot... |
| 4 | English | motherfucker | An extremely contemptible or mean person; Any... |
| 5 | English | fucker | An undesirable person; The object of some effort;... |
| 6 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 7 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |