Where does “heveli” come from?

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

heveli (Cornish): to compare, liken

Definitions

  1. to compare, liken

Ancestry of “heveli”, step by step

heveli 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 haval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishhavalalike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-Every word from Proto-Indo-European éyEvery word from English eyes
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