Where does “peswardhek” come from?

peswardhek (Cornish) comes from Cornish peswar, from Proto-Brythonic pedwar, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

peswardhek (Cornish): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “peswardhek”, step by step

peswardhek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish peswar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpeswarfour
2Proto-Brythonicpedwarfour
3Proto-Celtic*kʷetworesfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Cornish deg

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

Words derived from “peswardhek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores