Where does “chwechawd” come from?

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

chwechawd (Welsh): sextet

Definitions

  1. sextet

Ancestry of “chwechawd”, step by step

chwechawd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh chwech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshchwechsix; sixpence
2Proto-Brythonichwexsix
3Proto-Celticswexssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Welsh awd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshawd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swexs →Every word from Proto-Brythonic hwex →