Where does “chwech” come from?

chwech (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic hwex, from Proto-Celtic swexs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

chwech (Welsh): six; sixpence

Definitions

  1. six; sixpence

Ancestry of “chwech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonichwexsix
2Proto-Celticswexssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “chwech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swexs →Every word from Proto-Brythonic hwex →
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