Where does “eaghtyraneys” come from?

eaghtyraneys (Manx) comes from Manx eaghtyrane, from Middle Irish úachtarán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

eaghtyraneys (Manx): presidency

Definitions

  1. presidency

Ancestry of “eaghtyraneys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxeaghtyranepresident
2Middle Irishúachtaránchief, leader
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →