Where does “egina” come from?
egina (Cornish) comes from Cornish egin, from Proto-Celtic *akīnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
egina (Cornish): to germinate, shoot, sprout
Definitions
- to germinate, shoot, sprout
Ancestry of “egina”, step by step
egina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish egin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | egin | shoot of a plant |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *akīnos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Cornish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | a | Marks the following verb to the preceding... |