Where does “beays” come from?

beays (Manx) comes from Manx bea, from Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic biwotūts, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

beays (Manx): being, existence

Definitions

  1. being, existence

Ancestry of “beays”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbealife
2Middle Irishbethalife
3Old Irishbethulife
4Proto-Celticbiwotūtslife
5Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “beays”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic biwos →
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