Where does “etek” come from?

etek (Cornish) comes from Cornish eth, from Proto-Brythonic üiθ, from Proto-Celtic oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

etek (Cornish): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “etek”, step by step

etek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishetheight; scents
2Proto-Brythonicüiθeight
3Proto-Celticoxtūeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Cornish deg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdegten
2Proto-Brythonicdegten
3Proto-Celticdekamten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “etek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Celtic oxtū →