Where does “eisiau” come from?

eisiau (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh eisseu, from Proto-Brythonic *eisɨɣu, from Latin exiguus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

eisiau (Welsh): want; need

Definitions

  1. want; need

Ancestry of “eisiau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsheisseu—
2Proto-Brythonic*eisɨɣu—
3Latinexiguusstrict, exact; paltry, inadequate; a poor man
4Latinexigōto drive out; expel
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “eisiau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →