Where does “si” come from?

si (Galician) comes from Latin sīc, from Latin sice, from Latin sī, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

si (Galician): yes; himself, herself, itself; themselves

Definitions

  1. yes; himself, herself, itself; themselves

Ancestry of “si”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsīcyes, indeed (If answering a question)
2Latinsice
3Latinif, supposing that
4Proto-Italicseiso, thus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that
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