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Where does “dau” come from?

dau (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *dow, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dau (Welsh): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*dow—
2Proto-Celtic*duwo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dau”

  • dwywaith
  • deusaith
  • deuddeg
  • deuddegfed
  • deugain
  • deugeiniau
  • dwy
  • dwylo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →