Where does “hi” come from?

hi (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic sī, from Proto-Indo-European sih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hi (Cornish): she; Aspirate mutation of ki

Definitions

  1. she; Aspirate mutation of ki

Ancestry of “hi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsīshe
2Proto-Indo-Europeansih₂she
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sih₂ →