Where does “dau ddeg chwe” come from?

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

dau ddeg chwe (Welsh): twenty-six before nouns

Definitions

  1. twenty-six before nouns

Ancestry of “dau ddeg chwe”, step by step

dau ddeg chwe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh dau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdautwo
2Proto-Brythonic*dowtwo
3Proto-Celtic*duwotwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Welsh deg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdegten; Soft mutation of teg
2Proto-Brythonicdegten
3Proto-Celticdekamten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Welsh chwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshchweused before a noun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →