Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/üiθ

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

Proto-Brythonic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *üiθ
    Ordinal: *üɨθβ̃ed

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yɨ̯θ/

Numeral

*üiθ

  1. eight

Descendants

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