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Where does “sy” come from?

sy (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian asī, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷih₁, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

sy (Albanian): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “sy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianasī—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷih₁nominative/vocative/accusative dual of *h₃ókʷs
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “sy”

  • sivonë
  • syth
  • syze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →