Where does “uxī” come from?
uxī (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic uxsū, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.
uxī (Proto-Brythonic): ox
Ancestry of “uxī”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | uxsū | ox, stag |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |