Where does “hanter-kant” come from?

hanter-kant (Breton) comes from Breton kant, from Middle Breton kant, from Old Breton cant, from Proto-Brythonic kant, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

hanter-kant (Breton): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “hanter-kant”, step by step

hanter-kant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton kant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonkanthundred
2Middle Bretonkant—
3Old Bretoncant—
4Proto-Brythonickanthundred
5Proto-Celtickantomhundred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Breton hanter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonhanterhalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kantom →