Where does “çhenney” come from?
çhenney (Manx) comes from Old Irish teine, from Proto-Celtic teɸnets, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
çhenney (Manx): fire; lightning; rickets
Ancestry of “çhenney”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | teine | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | teɸnets | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |