Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/oxtū

This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Numeral

Proto-Celtic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *oxtū     Ordinal : *oxtūmetos

*oxtū

1. eight

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *üiθ
  • Old Breton: eith
    • Middle Breton: eiz
      • Breton: eizh
  • Cornish: eth
  • Old Welsh: oith
    • Middle Welsh: wyth
      • Welsh: wyth
• Old Irish: ocht
  • Irish: ocht
  • Manx: hoght
  • Scottish Gaelic: ochd
• Gaulish: oxtu