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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/üiθ

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This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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Proto-Brythonic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *üiθ
    Ordinal : *üɨθβ̃ed

*üiθ

  1. eight

Descendants

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  • Old Breton: eith
  • Cornish: eth
  • Old Welsh: oith