Where does “ᚃᚓᚇᚐᚉᚒᚅᚐ” come from?

ᚃᚓᚇᚐᚉᚒᚅᚐ (Primitive Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *weidus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “ᚃᚓᚇᚐᚉᚒᚅᚐ”, step by step

ᚃᚓᚇᚐᚉᚒᚅᚐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *weidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*weiduswild
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
2Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- →