Where does “etholi” come from?

etholi (Cornish) comes from Cornish i, from English eyes, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

etholi (Cornish): to elect

Definitions

  1. to elect

Ancestry of “etholi”, step by step

etholi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishithey
2Englisheyesplural of eye; Third-person singular simple...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

via Cornish ethol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishetholchoice
2Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from English eyes →