Where does “ai” come from?

ai (Tok Pisin) comes from English Eye, from Middle English eye, from Old English eġe, from Old English ēage, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ai (Tok Pisin): eye; hole, opening, lid; tip

Definitions

  1. eye; hole, opening, lid; tip

Ancestry of “ai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEyeA place name
2Middle Englisheyeawe, reverence, worshipfulness; horror, panic;...
3Old Englisheġefear
4Old Englishēageeye
5Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
6Proto-Germanicaugôeye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “ai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →