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

Definitions

  1. fire; lightning; rickets

Ancestry of “çhenney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishteinefire
2Proto-Celticteɸnetsfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic teɸnets →Every word from Old Irish teine →
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