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
Ancestry of “eisiau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Welsh | eisseu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *eisɨɣu | — |
| 3 | Latin | exiguus | strict, exact; paltry, inadequate; a poor man |
| 4 | Latin | exigō | — |
| 5 | Latin | agō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |