Where does “do-varganagh” come from?
do-varganagh (Manx) comes from Manx do-, from Old Irish do-, from Proto-Celtic dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.
do-varganagh (Manx): nonnegotiable
Ancestry of “do-varganagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | do- | non-, un- |
| 2 | Old Irish | do- | impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | dus- | bad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |