Cornish melhwes

← Breton melw (cognate)

← Breton melc’hwed (cognate)

← Proto-Brythonic *melw- (derived)

← Gaulish *multon- (cognate)

← Proto-Celtic *meldo- (derived)

← Proto-Celtic *mlido (mention)

← Welsh malwod (cognate)

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

→ Breton melc'hwed (cognate)

→ Welsh malwod (cognate)