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Where does “ard-chionyssagh” come from?

ard-chionyssagh (Manx) comes from Manx ard-chionys, 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-chionyssagh (Manx): predominant

Definitions

  1. predominant

Ancestry of “ard-chionyssagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxard-chionysprimacy; raj
2Manxard-chioneprincipal, head, superior; supremo
3Manxkionehead
4Old Irishcennhead; end
5Proto-CelticKʷennowindos—
6Proto-Celticwindoswhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →