Where does “sí” come from?

sí (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic sī, from Proto-Indo-European sih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

sí (Old Irish): she; it; Alternative spelling of síi

Definitions

  1. she; it; Alternative spelling of síi

Ancestry of “sí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsīshe
2Proto-Indo-Europeansih₂she
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “sí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sih₂ →