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Where does “diwwewen” come from?

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

diwwewen (Cornish): dual of gwewen

Definitions

  1. dual of gwewen

Ancestry of “diwwewen”, step by step

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