Where does “nownsegves” come from?

nownsegves (Cornish) comes from Cornish nownsek, from Cornish naw, from Proto-Brythonic naw, from Proto-Celtic nawan, from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

nownsegves (Cornish): nineteenth

Definitions

  1. nineteenth

Ancestry of “nownsegves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishnownseknineteen
2Cornishnawnine
3Proto-Brythonicnawnine
4Proto-Celticnawannine
5Proto-Austronesian*nihawa—
6Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa →Every word from Proto-Celtic nawan →