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Where does “trigain” come from?

trigain (Welsh) comes from Welsh ugain, from Old Welsh uceint, from Proto-Brythonic ʉgėnt, from Proto-Celtic wikantī, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

trigain (Welsh): sixty, three score; sixty

Definitions

  1. sixty, three score; sixty

Ancestry of “trigain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshugaintwenty; score
2Old Welshuceint—
3Proto-Brythonicʉgėnt—
4Proto-Celticwikantītwenty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

Words derived from “trigain”

  • trigeiniau
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