Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/naw

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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 *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

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Proto-Brythonic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *naw
    Ordinal : *nọβ̃ed

*naw

  1. nine

Descendants

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  • Old Breton: nau
    • Middle Breton: nau
  • Cornish: naw
  • Middle Welsh: naw