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Welsh
Ffrog o felfed porffor
Etymology
From Englishvelvet, backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: mantais(“advantage”), melfaréd(“velveret”), mursen(“coquette; damselfly”), menter(“venture”)).
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melfed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
