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

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “queig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcóicfive
2Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Old Irish cóic →