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Where does “Brythoneg” come from?

Brythoneg (Welsh) comes from Welsh -eg, from Middle Welsh -eg, from Proto-Celtic -ikos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Ancestry of “Brythoneg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-ega language, -ic, -ish; a science, a study,-y,...
2Middle Welsh-eg—
3Proto-Celtic-ikosbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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