Where does “unneksilabennek” come from?

unneksilabennek (Breton) comes from Breton unnek, 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.

unneksilabennek (Breton): undecasyllabic

Definitions

  1. undecasyllabic

Ancestry of “unneksilabennek”, step by step

unneksilabennek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton unnek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonunnekeleven
2Bretondekten
3Middle Bretondek—
4Old Bretondec—
5Proto-Brythonicdegten
6Proto-Celticdekamten
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Breton silabennek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonsilabenneksyllabic
2Breton-ekAdjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dekam →Every word from Proto-Brythonic deg →