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