Where does “hweghves” come from?

hweghves (Cornish) comes from Cornish hwegh, from Proto-Brythonic hwex, from Proto-Celtic swexs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

hweghves (Cornish): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “hweghves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishhweghsix
2Proto-Brythonichwexsix
3Proto-Celticswexssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swexs →Every word from Proto-Brythonic hwex →