Where does “fii” come from?

fii (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German fihu, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fii (Vilamovian): cattle, livestock

Definitions

  1. cattle, livestock

Ancestry of “fii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfihucattle
2Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →