Where does “ais” come from?

ais (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *axsi-, from Proto-Celtic *axsilā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ais (Old Irish): back

Definitions

  1. back

Ancestry of “ais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*axsi-—
2Proto-Celtic*axsilā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ais”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *axsilā →