Where does “a-ji” come from?

a-ji (Cornish) comes from Cornish chi, from Proto-Brythonic tɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic tegos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

a-ji (Cornish): inside, indoors

Definitions

  1. inside, indoors

Ancestry of “a-ji”, step by step

a-ji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish chi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishchihouse
2Proto-Brythonictɨɣhouse
3Proto-Celtictegoshouse, dwelling
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Cornish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishaMarks the following verb to the preceding...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-