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Where does “ʉgėnt” come from?

ʉgėnt (Proto-Brythonic) 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 “ʉgėnt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ʉgėnt”

  • giggot
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