Where does “pevar-ugent” come from?
pevar-ugent (Breton) comes from Breton pevar, from Middle Breton peuar, from Old Breton petguar, from Proto-Brythonic pedwar, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
pevar-ugent (Breton): eighty
Definitions
- eighty
Ancestry of “pevar-ugent”, step by step
pevar-ugent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Breton pevar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breton | pevar | four |
| 2 | Middle Breton | peuar | — |
| 3 | Old Breton | petguar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | pedwar | four |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *kʷetwores | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Breton ugent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breton | ugent | twenty |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wikantī | twenty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |