Where does “tyan” come from?

tyan (English) comes from Proto-Celtic dwau, from Proto-Brythonic dọw, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tyan (English): Two in Cumbrian sheep counting

Definitions

  1. Two in Cumbrian sheep counting

Ancestry of “tyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdwautwo
2Proto-Brythonicdọwtwo
3Proto-Celtic*duwotwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *duwo →Every word from Proto-Brythonic dọw →