Where does “hi” come from?
hi (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic sī, from Proto-Indo-European sih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
hi (Welsh): she, her
Ancestry of “hi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | sī | she |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sih₂ | she |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |