Where does “uuin” come from?
uuin (Old Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “uuin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |