Where does “dewisyans” come from?

dewisyans (Cornish) comes from Welsh dewis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

dewisyans (Cornish): ballot, election

Definitions

  1. ballot, election

Ancestry of “dewisyans”, step by step

dewisyans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh dewis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdewischoice; to choose, to select
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Cornish ans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishans—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →