Where does “néar-mháinlia” come from?
néar-mháinlia (Irish) comes from Irish máinlia, from Irish lia, from Middle Irish lía, from Old Irish lië, from Proto-Celtic līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.
néar-mháinlia (Irish): neurosurgeon
Ancestry of “néar-mháinlia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | máinlia | surgeon |
| 2 | Irish | lia | stone, pillar-stone; healer, physician; flood,... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | lía | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | lië | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | līwanks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁w- | stone; loosen, release; to let |