llaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh lau, from Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā (whence Irish lámh (“hand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂. Cognate with English palm, Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, “palm; hand”), Latin palma (“palm; hand”).

Plural is literally dwy law (“two hands”), but is also used to refer to three or more hands.

Pronunciation

Noun

llaw f (plural dwylo or deulo)

  1. hand

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
llaw law unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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