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

diwwewen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish diw

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

via Cornish gwewen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgwewenheel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwih₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dwī →