Where does “çhengey” come from?
çhengey (Manx) comes from Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
çhengey (Manx): language, speech; tongue
Definitions
- language, speech; tongue
Ancestry of “çhengey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | tengae | tongue; language |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tangʷāt- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |