Where does “pemzek” come from?

pemzek (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.

pemzek (Breton): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “pemzek”, step by step

pemzek 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 pemp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonpempfive
2Proto-Brythonicpɨmpfive
3Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dekam →Every word from Proto-Brythonic deg →
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