Where does “ugain” come from?
ugain (Welsh) comes 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.
ugain (Welsh): twenty; score
Definitions
- twenty; score
Ancestry of “ugain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | uceint | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | ʉgėnt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | wikantī | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |
Words derived from “ugain”
- trigain
- deugain
- ugeiniau
- pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
- pedwerydd ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain
- un ar ddeg ar hugain
- deg a phedwar ugain
- ail ar hugain
- chwech ar hugain
- chweched ar hugain
- dau ar hugain
- ddeufed ar hugain
- deg ar hugain
- degfed ar hugain
- naw ar hugain
- nawfed ar hugain
- pedwar ar hugain
- pedwerydd ar hugain
- pum ar hugain
- pumed ar hugain
- pump ar hugain
- saith ar hugain
- seithfed ar hugain
- tri ar hugain