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Where does “çhionn” come from?

çhionn (Manx) comes from Middle Irish tendaid.

çhionn (Manx): tauten, tighten; inflate, pump up, pressurize;...

Definitions

  1. tauten, tighten; inflate, pump up, pressurize;...

Ancestry of “çhionn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishtendaid—

Words derived from “çhionn”

  • cohionn
  • cohionneyder
Every word from Middle Irish tendaid →