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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/pedwar

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷetwares, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛdˈwaːr/

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

*pedwar (feminine *pedeir)

  1. four

Descendants
  • Old Breton: petguar
    • Middle Breton: peuar
      • Breton: pewar
  • Cornish: peswar, peder
  • Old Welsh: petguar
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