Where does “c'hwezek” come from?

c'hwezek (Breton) comes from Breton dek, from Middle Breton dek, from Old Breton dec, from Proto-Brythonic deg, from Proto-Celtic dekam, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

c'hwezek (Breton): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “c'hwezek”, step by step

c'hwezek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton dek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretondekten
2Middle Bretondek—
3Old Bretondec—
4Proto-Brythonicdegten
5Proto-Celticdekamten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Breton c’hwec’h

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonc’hwec’hsix
2Middle Bretonhuech—
3Proto-Brythonichwexsix
4Proto-Celticswexssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dekam →Every word from Proto-Brythonic deg →