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
Ancestry of “c'hwezek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Breton | dek | ten |
| 2 | Middle Breton | dek | — |
| 3 | Old Breton | dec | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | deg | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | dekam | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |