Where does “helghya” come from?

helghya (Cornish) comes from Cornish helgh, from Proto-Celtic selgā, from Proto-Indo-European selǵ- — to let go, send.

helghya (Cornish): to hunt

Definitions

  1. to hunt

Ancestry of “helghya”, step by step

helghya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish helgh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishhelghhunt
2Proto-Celticselgāa hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselǵ-to let go, send

via Cornish ya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selǵ-