Where does “yey” come from?

yey (Pipil) comes from Proto-Nahuan eːyɨ, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pahi — three.

yey (Pipil): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “yey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuaneːyɨ—
2Proto-Uto-Aztecanpahithree

Words derived from “yey”

Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pahi →Every word from Proto-Nahuan eːyɨ →