Path, in my words

hysan : path

The Fennas word for path is hysan. Hysan is an unusual last name. Hysan Place is a shopping mall and office building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for path is llwybr, the Irish word for path is cosán, and the Breton word for path is hent.

The Welsh, Irish and Breton words (I checked several sources) are not that similar. That gave me more freedom on my mix of letters.

Fence, in my words

fales : fence

The Fennas word for fence is fales. Fales is an uncommon last name. Fales Library at NYU. Fales Hot Springs is a place in California near the Nevada border.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for fence is ffens, the Irish word for fence is fál, and the Cornish word for fence is kloos. I'm not entirely confidant the of the Breton translation, since I need to translate words from English to French, then French to Breton.

Road, in my words

borth : road

The Fennas word for road is borth. Borth is a last name. Borth means portal in Welsh. Borth is the name of small towns in Wales, Germany and Wisconsin.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for road is ffordd (note that DD in Welsh has the sound of voiced TH as in this or there); the Irish word for road is bóthar; and the Breton word for road is bord.

Bridge, in my words

drond : bridge

The Fennas word for bridge is drond. Drond is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bridge is pont, the Irish word for bridge is droichead, and the Breton word for bridge is pont.

The Welsh and Breton words appear based on the Latin word for bridge, pons, or perhaps the French word for bridge, pont.