Where does “i” come from?
i (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic īwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-.
i (Old Irish): deictic particle, used mostly in combination with...
Definitions
- deictic particle, used mostly in combination with...
Ancestry of “i”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | īwos | yew |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₁eyHw- | — |