Where does “oyow” come from?

oyow (Cornish) comes from Cornish oy, from Proto-Celtic āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

oyow (Cornish): plural of oy

Definitions

  1. plural of oy

Ancestry of “oyow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishoyegg
2Proto-Celticāwyomegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic āwyom →