Where does “huech” come from?

huech (Middle Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic hwex, from Proto-Celtic swexs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

Ancestry of “huech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonichwexsix
2Proto-Celticswexssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “huech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swexs →Every word from Proto-Brythonic hwex →