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Where does “hil” come from?

hil (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic hil, from Proto-Celtic sīlom, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

hil (Cornish): race, ethnicity

Definitions

  1. race, ethnicity

Ancestry of “hil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonichilrace, lineage
2Proto-Celticsīlomseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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