Where does “hâv” come from?

hâv (Cornish) comes from Old Cornish haf, from Proto-Brythonic haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic samos, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

hâv (Cornish): summer season

Definitions

  1. summer season

Ancestry of “hâv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Cornishhaf—
2Proto-Brythonichaβ̃summer
3Proto-Celticsamossummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó- →Every word from Proto-Celtic samos →