Where does “eylskrifa” come from?

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

eylskrifa (Cornish): to copy

Definitions

  1. to copy

Ancestry of “eylskrifa”, step by step

eylskrifa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish eylskrif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornisheylskrifcopy
2Cornisheylsecond
3Proto-BrythonicėlAPI; second, other
4Proto-Celticalyosother, second
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Cornish skrifa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishskrifato write
2LatinscriboI write
3Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →