Where does “daouzek” come from?

daouzek (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.

daouzek (Breton): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “daouzek”, step by step

daouzek 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 daou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretondaoutwo
2Middle Bretondou—

Words derived from “daouzek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dekam →Every word from Proto-Brythonic deg →