Where does “siei” come from?

siei (Friulian) comes from English shy, from Middle English shy, from Old English sċēoh, from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

siei (Friulian): his, her, its; of his, hers, its; his, hers, its;...

Definitions

  1. his, her, its; of his, hers, its; his, hers, its;...

Ancestry of “siei”, step by step

siei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshyEasily frightened; timid; Reserved; disinclined...
2Middle Englishshyshy
3Old Englishsċēohshy
4Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
5Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós

via Latin suī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuīthe genitive of the reflexive pronoun meaning of himself, of herself, of itself, of themselves, one another, each other, etc
2Latinsuōto sew, stitch
3Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkósEvery word from Proto-Germanic skeuhazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skeuh