Where does “diwvogh” come from?

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

diwvogh (Cornish): dual of bogh

Definitions

  1. dual of bogh

Ancestry of “diwvogh”, step by step

diwvogh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish diw

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

via Cornish bogh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishboghcheek
2Proto-Brythonicbox
3Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwih₂Every word from Proto-Celtic dwī