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Where does “Yernaghys” come from?

Yernaghys (Manx) comes from Manx Yernagh, from Old Irish Érennach, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Yernaghys (Manx): Hibernicism, Irishism

Definitions

  1. Hibernicism, Irishism

Ancestry of “Yernaghys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxYernaghIrish; Irishman, Irishwoman
2Old IrishÉrennachIrish
3Old IrishÉriuIreland
4Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
5Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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