Where does “nownsek” come from?

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

nownsek (Cornish): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “nownsek”, step by step

nownsek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish naw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishnawnine
2Proto-Brythonicnawnine
3Proto-Celticnawannine
4Proto-Austronesian*nihawa—
5Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

via Cornish deg

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

Words derived from “nownsek”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *nihawa →Every word from Proto-Celtic nawan →