Where does “dewlagas” come from?

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

dewlagas (Cornish): dual of lagas

Definitions

  1. dual of lagas

Ancestry of “dewlagas”, step by step

dewlagas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish dew

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

via Cornish lagas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlagaseye
2Proto-Brythonicllugadeye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwo →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *dow →