Where does “deu” come from?
deu (Asturian) comes from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
deu (Asturian): finger; digit
Ancestry of “deu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |