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Where does “firriney” come from?

firriney (Manx) comes from Old Irish fírinne, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

firriney (Manx): truth; genitive singular of firrin

Definitions

  1. truth; genitive singular of firrin

Ancestry of “firriney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfírinnejustice, righteousness; truth
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “firriney”

  • neufirrinagh
  • neufirrinid
  • firriney
  • neufirrinys
  • firrinagh
  • firrinys
  • firrin
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