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Where does “Albey” come from?

Albey (Manx) comes from Old Irish Albu, from Proto-Celtic albiyū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Ancestry of “Albey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishAlbuBritain, Scotland
2Proto-Celticalbiyūluminous world, upper world, world; high...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
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