Where does “pedwar” come from?

pedwar (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh pedwar, from Old Welsh petuar, from Proto-Brythonic pedwar, from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

pedwar (Welsh): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “pedwar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshpedwar—
2Old Welshpetuar—
3Proto-Brythonicpedwarfour
4Proto-Celtic*kʷetworesfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “pedwar”

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