Where does “striwi” come from?

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

striwi (Cornish): to sneeze

Definitions

  1. to sneeze

Ancestry of “striwi”, step by step

striwi 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 striw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishstriwsneeze
2Proto-Celtic*fstrew-—
3Proto-Indo-European*pster-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from English eyes →