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Where does “dewdros” come from?

dewdros (Cornish) comes from Cornish dew, from Proto-Brythonic *dow, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dewdros (Cornish): dual of troos

Definitions

  1. dual of troos

Ancestry of “dewdros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdewtwo
2Proto-Brythonic*dow—
3Proto-Celtic*duwo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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