amlaethai

Welsh

Etymology

From am- (“intensive prefix”) +‎ llaeth (“milk”) +‎ -ai (“noun suffix”). Possibly a calque of the genus name, which means "[giving] much milk", because the plant was once believed to induce milk production in dairy cows.

Noun

amlaethai m (plural amlaetheion)

  1. milkwort (any of several species in the genus Polygala)
    Synonym: llaethlys

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amlaethai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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