Welsh malwod

← Breton melc'hwed (cognate)

← Breton melw (cognate)

← Proto-Brythonic *melw- (inherited)

← Gaulish *multon- (cognate)

← Proto-Celtic *meldo- (derived)

← Proto-Celtic *mlido (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)moldus (derived)

← Cornish melhwes (cognate)

← Old Welsh meluet (inherited)

→ Breton melc'hwed (cognate)

→ Welsh malwota (affix)

→ Cornish melhwes (cognate)

→ Romanian melc (cognate)