Where does “oenig” come from?

oenig (Welsh) comes from Welsh -ig, from Proto-Celtic -ikos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

oenig (Welsh): theave, gimmer, ewe lamb

Definitions

  1. theave, gimmer, ewe lamb

Ancestry of “oenig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-igdiminutive suffix, -let; person or object with...
2Proto-Celtic-ikosbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Welsh -ig →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ikos →
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