Where does “aashagh” come from?

aashagh (Manx) comes from Manx aash, from Old Irish ais, from Proto-Celtic *axsi-, from Proto-Celtic *axsilā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aashagh (Manx): easy; effortless; acquiescent

Definitions

  1. easy; effortless; acquiescent

Ancestry of “aashagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxaashease, easement; break, rest
2Old Irishaisback
3Proto-Celtic*axsi-—
4Proto-Celtic*axsilā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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