Where does “rhif” come from?
rhif (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic rriβ̃, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rhif (Welsh): number
Ancestry of “rhif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | rriβ̃ | number |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “rhif”