Where does “diw” come from?
diw (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic dwī, from Proto-Indo-European dwih₂, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Ancestry of “diw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | dwī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dwih₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |