Where does “serghi” come from?

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

serghi (Cornish): to cling, be attached

Definitions

  1. to cling, be attached

Ancestry of “serghi”, step by step

serghi 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 sergh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishserghaffection, emotional/physical attachment, fondness

Words derived from “serghi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from English eyes →