Where does “diwbedren” come from?

diwbedren (Cornish) comes from Cornish diw, from Proto-Celtic dwī, from Proto-Indo-European dwih₂, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diwbedren (Cornish): dual of pedren

Definitions

  1. dual of pedren

Ancestry of “diwbedren”, step by step

diwbedren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish diw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdiwtwo
2Proto-Celticdwī—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwih₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Cornish pedren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpedrenbottom, buttock, haunch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwih₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dwī →