Where does “aavolcaan” come from?

aavolcaan (Manx) comes from Manx aa-, from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

aavolcaan (Manx): extinct volcano

Definitions

  1. extinct volcano

Ancestry of “aavolcaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxaa-re-, second; ex-, retired
2Old Irishaith-re-; second, a further; ex-
3Proto-Celticati-re-, again, second, further
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →
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