Where does “golowi” come from?

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

golowi (Cornish): to illuminate, glow, light up, lighten

Definitions

  1. to illuminate, glow, light up, lighten

Ancestry of “golowi”, step by step

golowi 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 golow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishgolowlight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from English eyes →