Where does “beathaisnéis” come from?

beathaisnéis (Irish) comes from Irish beath-, from Irish beatha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic biwotūts, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

beathaisnéis (Irish): biography, memoir

Definitions

  1. biography, memoir

Ancestry of “beathaisnéis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbeath-vital
2Irishbeathalife; biography; living, livelihood; food,...
3Old Irishbethulife
4Proto-Celticbiwotūtslife
5Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “beathaisnéis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic biwos →