Where does “eisseu” come from?

eisseu (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *eisɨɣu, from Latin exiguus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “eisseu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*eisɨɣu—
2Latinexiguusstrict, exact; paltry, inadequate; a poor man
3Latinexigōto drive out; expel
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “eisseu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →