Where does “naontek” come from?

naontek (Breton) comes from Breton nav, from Middle Breton nau, from Old Breton nau, from Proto-Brythonic naw, from Proto-Celtic nawan, from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

naontek (Breton): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “naontek”, step by step

naontek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton nav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonnavnine
2Middle Bretonnau—
3Old Bretonnau—
4Proto-Brythonicnawnine
5Proto-Celticnawannine
6Proto-Austronesian*nihawa—
7Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

via Breton dek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretondekten
2Middle Bretondek—
3Old Bretondec—
4Proto-Brythonicdegten
5Proto-Celticdekamten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa →Every word from Proto-Celtic nawan →