Where does “rhifau” come from?

rhifau (Welsh) comes from Welsh -au, from Middle Welsh -eu, from Old Welsh -ou, from Proto-Brythonic -ow, from Proto-Celtic -owes.

Ancestry of “rhifau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-au-s
2Middle Welsh-eu
3Old Welsh-ou
4Proto-Brythonic-ow
5Proto-Celtic-owes
Every word from Proto-Celtic -owes
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