Where does “whegh” come from?

whegh (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic hwex, from Proto-Celtic swexs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

whegh (Cornish): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “whegh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonichwexsix
2Proto-Celticswexssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Proto-Celtic swexsEvery word from Proto-Brythonic hwex
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