Where does “eyl-” come from?

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

eyl- (Cornish): re-, again

Definitions

  1. re-, again

Ancestry of “eyl-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornisheylsecond
2Proto-BrythonicėlAPI; second, other
3Proto-Celticalyosother, second
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “eyl-”

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