Where does “daou-ugent” come from?

daou-ugent (Breton) comes from Breton ugent, from Proto-Celtic wikantī, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

daou-ugent (Breton): forty

Definitions

  1. forty

Ancestry of “daou-ugent”, step by step

daou-ugent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton ugent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonugenttwenty
2Proto-Celticwikantītwenty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

via Breton daou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretondaoutwo
2Middle Bretondou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥tiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Celtic wikantī
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