Where does “ard-reihys” come from?
ard-reihys (Manx) comes from Manx reihys, from Manx -ys, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.
ard-reihys (Manx): general election
Ancestry of “ard-reihys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | reihys | election; choiceness; electioneer |
| 2 | Manx | -ys | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -as | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -assus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ad-tus | — |