Where does “eyl” come from?

eyl (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic ėl, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

eyl (Cornish): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “eyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-BrythonicėlAPI; second, other
2Proto-Celticalyosother, second
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “eyl”

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