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Where does “fichet” come from?

fichet (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wikantī, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

Ancestry of “fichet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwikantītwenty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

Words derived from “fichet”

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