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Where does “Kynlee” come from?

Kynlee (English) comes from English Kinley, from English Mckinley, from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “Kynlee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKinley—
2EnglishMckinley—
3Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
4Middle Irishmac—
5Old Irishmaccson; child
6Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
7Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
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