Where does “peth” come from?

peth (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic peθ, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

peth (Cornish): thing; what

Definitions

  1. thing; what

Ancestry of “peth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicpeθpiece, portion, segment
2Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →Every word from Proto-Brythonic peθ →