Where does “c'hwec'hsilabennek” come from?

c'hwec'hsilabennek (Breton) comes from Breton c’hwec’h, from Middle Breton huech, from Proto-Brythonic hwex, from Proto-Celtic swexs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

c'hwec'hsilabennek (Breton): hexasyllabic; sexisyllabic

Definitions

  1. hexasyllabic; sexisyllabic

Ancestry of “c'hwec'hsilabennek”, step by step

c'hwec'hsilabennek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton c’hwec’h

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonc’hwec’hsix
2Middle Bretonhuech—
3Proto-Brythonichwexsix
4Proto-Celticswexssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Breton silabennek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonsilabenneksyllabic
2Breton-ekAdjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swexs →Every word from Proto-Brythonic hwex →