Where does “dovera” come from?

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

dovera (English): nine in Cumbrian sheep counting

Definitions

  1. nine in Cumbrian sheep counting

Ancestry of “dovera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicnawnine
2Proto-Celticnawannine
3Proto-Austronesian*nihawa
4Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa
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