Where does “dewfrik” come from?

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

dewfrik (Cornish): dual of frig; nose

Definitions

  1. dual of frig; nose

Ancestry of “dewfrik”, step by step

dewfrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish dew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdewtwo
2Proto-Brythonic*dowtwo
3Proto-Celtic*duwotwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Cornish frig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishfrignostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwo →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *dow →
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