Where does “deg ha peswar ugens” come from?
deg ha peswar ugens (Cornish) comes from Cornish ugens, from Middle Cornish ugens,ugans,vgons, from Proto-Brythonic ʉgėnt, from Proto-Celtic wikantī, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.
deg ha peswar ugens (Cornish): ninety
Definitions
- ninety
Ancestry of “deg ha peswar ugens”, step by step
deg ha peswar ugens traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish ugens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ugens | twenty |
| 2 | Middle Cornish | ugens,ugans,vgons | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | ʉgėnt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | wikantī | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |
via Cornish peswar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | peswar | four |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | pedwar | four |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *kʷetwores | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |