Where does “-ves” come from?

-ves (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic -β̃ed, from Proto-Celtic -metos.

-ves (Cornish): th suffix forming the ordinal form of numerals

Definitions

  1. th suffix forming the ordinal form of numerals

Ancestry of “-ves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic-β̃ed—
2Proto-Celtic-metos—

Words derived from “-ves”

Every word from Proto-Celtic -metos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic -β̃ed →