Where does “pymthek” come from?

pymthek (Cornish) comes from Cornish deg, from Proto-Brythonic deg, from Proto-Celtic dekam, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

pymthek (Cornish): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “pymthek”, step by step

pymthek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish deg

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

via Cornish pymp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpympfive
2Proto-Brythonicpɨmpfive
3Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pymthek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic dekam →Every word from Proto-Brythonic deg →