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Where does “Lunninish” come from?

Lunninish (Manx) comes from Manx Lunnin, from English London, from Middle English London, from Old English Lunden, from Latin Londinium, from Proto-Celtic *Londinyom, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Lunninish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxLunninLondon
2EnglishLondon—
3Middle EnglishLondon—
4Old EnglishLundenLondon
5LatinLondiniumLondon
6Proto-Celtic*Londinyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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