Where does “diwskovarn” come from?

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

diwskovarn (Cornish): dual of skovarn

Definitions

  1. dual of skovarn

Ancestry of “diwskovarn”, step by step

diwskovarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish diw

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

via Cornish skovarn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishskovarnear; handle
2Middle Cornishscofarn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwih₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dwī →