Where does “tri-ugent” come from?
tri-ugent (Breton) comes from Breton tri, from Middle Breton try, from Old Breton tri, from Proto-Brythonic tri, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tri-ugent (Breton): sixty
Definitions
- sixty
Ancestry of “tri-ugent”, step by step
tri-ugent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Breton tri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breton | tri | three |
| 2 | Middle Breton | try | — |
| 3 | Old Breton | tri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | tri | three |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
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 |