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Where does “ard-chioneys” come from?

ard-chioneys (Manx) comes from Manx ard-chione, from Manx kione, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ard-chioneys (Manx): dominion, superiority

Definitions

  1. dominion, superiority

Ancestry of “ard-chioneys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxard-chioneprincipal, head, superior; supremo
2Manxkionehead
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindos—
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →