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Where does “wikantī” come from?

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

wikantī (Proto-Celtic): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “wikantī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wikantī”

  • giggot
  • fiche
  • daichead
  • trigain
  • trigeiniau
  • deugain
  • deugeiniau
  • ugeiniau
  • ugain
  • fichet
  • fiche
  • feed
  • ugens
  • daou-ugent
  • ugent
  • tri-ugent
  • pevar-ugent
  • ʉgėnt
  • uceint
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