Where does “sí” come from?

sí (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Nguni sí-, from Proto-Germanic sin-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sí (Icelandic): Used only in set phrases

Definitions

  1. Used only in set phrases

Ancestry of “sí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunisí-First-person plural object concord; Class 7...
2Proto-Germanicsin-ever, eternal, perpetual
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sin- →Every word from Proto-Nguni sí- →