Where does “ersyn” come from?

ersyn (Manx) comes from Manx er, from Old Irish for, from Proto-Celtic *uɸer, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ersyn (Manx): third-person singular of er: on him/it

Definitions

  1. third-person singular of er: on him/it

Ancestry of “ersyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxeron; onto; during
2Old Irishforyour; you; For quotations using this term, see...
3Proto-Celtic*uɸeron, over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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