Where does “còig” come from?

còig (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cóic, from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

còig (Scottish Gaelic): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “còig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcóicfive
2Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe →Every word from Old Irish cóic →
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