Where does “ei” come from?
ei (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh y, from Old Welsh ir, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ei (Welsh): his, its; him, it; her, its
Definitions
- his, its; him, it; her, its
Ancestry of “ei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Welsh | y | — |
| 2 | Old Welsh | ir | the |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | sindos | this |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗm | one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |