Where does “seitek” come from?

seitek (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.

seitek (Breton): seventeen

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “seitek”, step by step

seitek 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 seizh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonseizhseven
2Middle Bretonseiz—
3Old Bretonseith—
4Proto-Brythonicseiθseven
5Proto-Celticsextamseven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dekam →Every word from Proto-Brythonic deg →