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Where does “sygh” come from?

sygh (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic sɨx, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sygh (Cornish): dry, dried; arid

Definitions

  1. dry, dried; arid

Ancestry of “sygh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicsɨxdry
2Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
3Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →