mil

Welsh (Colloquial)

/miːl/

noun
Definitions
  • animal, beast, creature
  • animal not usually consumed by man

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *mil inherited from Proto-Celtic *mīlom (animal) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l- (small animal).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)meh₁l-

Gloss

small animal

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