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Where does “jeiθ” come from?

jeiθ (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic yextis, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

jeiθ (Proto-Brythonic): language

Definitions

  1. language

Ancestry of “jeiθ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticyextislanguage, speech
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “jeiθ”

  • iaith
  • lledieithog
  • cyfieithydd
  • ieithydd
  • ieithyddiaeth
  • cyfieithu
  • llediaith
  • tafodiaith
  • meta-iaith
  • ieithadur
  • ieith
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →