Where does “*enīkʷom” come from?

*enīkʷom (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁enih₃kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

*enīkʷom (Proto-Celtic): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “*enīkʷom”, step by step

*enīkʷom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁enih₃kʷos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enih₃kʷosface
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Proto-Indo-European *h₁éni-h₃kʷ-o-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*h₁éni-h₃kʷ-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enih₃kʷos →