Where does “bijut” come from?

bijut (Volapük) comes from French bijou, from Breton bizoù, from Breton biz, from Proto-Celtic bistis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷist- — twig, finger.

bijut (Volapük): jewel

Definitions

  1. jewel

Ancestry of “bijut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbijoua piece of jewelry
2Bretonbizoùring
3Bretonbizfinger; hand
4Proto-Celticbistisfinger
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷist-twig, finger

Words derived from “bijut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷist- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bistis →Every word from Breton biz →