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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/pedwar

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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 *kʷetwores, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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Proto-Brythonic cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : *pedwar
    Ordinal : *pėdwėrɨð

*pedwar (feminine *pedeir)

  1. four

Descendants

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  • Old Breton: petguar
  • Cornish: peswar, peder
  • Old Welsh: petguar