Where does “cúigear” come from?
cúigear (Irish) comes from Old Irish cóicer, from Old Irish cóic, from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
cúigear (Irish): a group of five people
Ancestry of “cúigear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cóicer | set of five people |
| 2 | Old Irish | cóic | five |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kʷenkʷe | five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |