Where does “eylskrif” come from?

eylskrif (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.

eylskrif (Cornish): copy

Definitions

  1. copy

Ancestry of “eylskrif”, step by step

eylskrif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish eyl

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

via Cornish skrif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishskrifarticle, document

Words derived from “eylskrif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →