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Welsh
Etymology
Variant of helw, from Proto-Celtic *selwā (“gain, profit”) (whence also Irish seilbh (“possession”)), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“take”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
elw m (plural elwau)
- profit, gain
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “elw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 149 i (1)