Where does “geai” come from?
geai (French) comes from Old French jai, from Latin gaius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.
geai (French): jay
Ancestry of “geai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | jai | jay |
| 2 | Latin | gaius | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Gāwjos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | geh₂w- | to rejoice |
Words derived from “geai”