Where does “sé” come from?

sé (Irish) comes from Middle Irish sé, from Old Irish é, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

sé (Irish): he; it; six

Definitions

  1. he; it; six

Ancestry of “sé”, step by step

sé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish sé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsé—
2Old Irishéhe; it; they
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

via Old Irish sé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsésix
2Proto-Celticswexssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Old Irish é →