Chair, in my words

cadhor : chair

The Fennas word for chair is cadhor.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for chair is cadair, the Irish word for chair is cathaoir, and the Breton word for chair is kador.

Pillow, in my words

gopinnur : pillow

The Fennas word for pillow is gopinnur.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for pillow is gobennydd, the Irish word for pillow is piliúr, and the Breton word for pillow is goubenner.

Bed, in my words

lagwe : bed

The Fennas word for bed is lagwe. Lagwe is a rare last name. Uganda music by MD Lagwe. Similar Lagwa is a place in Nigeria. Similar Lagwy is a place in Poland.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bed is gwely, the Irish word for bed is leaba, and the Breton word for bed is gwele.

I decided to start my Fennas word with L because it's the common consonant in the Welsh, Irish and Breton words.

Key, in my words

alchaer : key

The Fennas word for key is alchaer. Alchaer (or Al-Chaer) is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for key is allwedd, the Irish word for key is eochair, and the Breton word for key is alc'hwez.

The c'h in Breton isn't like ch in English, it's like ch in German.

Candle, in my words

cainnel : candle

The Fennas word for candle is cainnel. Cainnel is a rare last name. Cainnel seems to be a former Irish word for candle or torch.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for candle is cannwyll, and the Irish word for candle is coinneal.

I didn't mention a Breton word for candle, because I'm not exactly sure what the word is. It's more difficult for me to find words in Breton because there are fewer resources, plus having to translate from French to Breton.

Bell, in my words

clogh : bell

The Fennas word for bell is clogh. Clogh (from Irish "an chloch" meaning "the stone") is the name of a handful of places in Ireland. Clogh is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for bell is cloch; the Irish word for bell is clog; and the Breton word for bell is kloc'h.

The words for bell in Welsh, Irish, and Breton are all quite similar.

Ring, in my words

faidu : ring

The Fennas word for ring is faidu. Faidu is a island in Maldives.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for ring is modrwy; the Irish word for ring is fáinne; and the Breton word for ring is bizou.

I believe the words I found for ring in Welsh, Irish, and Breton are valid, but the words are not at all similar.

Blood, in my words

gwul : blood

The Fennas word for blood is gwul. Gwul is an acronym for Greater Washington Urban League. Gwul means to do or to make in Cornish. Gwul is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for blood is gwaed; the Irish word for blood is fuil; and the Breton word for blood is gwad.

Back, in my words

dren : back

The Fennas word for back is dren. Dren is an uncommon last name. Dren is a unisex Albanian first name. Dren means thorn in Cornish. Dren means dogwood in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene. Dren is a fictional profanity from the sci-fi TV series Farscape. Dren is the name of places in Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia and Bulgaria.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for back is cefn; the Irish word for back is droim; and the Breton word for back is kein.

Face, in my words

ynedh : face

The Fennas word for face is ynedh.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for face is wyneb; the Irish word for face is aghaidh; and the Breton word for face is dremm.

Leg, in my words

gos : leg

The Fennas word for leg is gos. Gos is a last name. Gos is a rare first name. In Catalan gos means dog. In Old English gós means goose. Gos is the name of a place in Ethiopia.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for leg is coes; the Irish word for leg is cos; and the Breton word for leg is gar.

Note - I've changed the word for hand, an earlier post, from laen to lofh.

Arm, in my words

regh : arm

The Fennas word for arm is regh. Regh is a last name. Regh is a rare first name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for arm is braich; the Irish word for arm is géag; and the Breton word for arm is brec'h.