Where does “geinnagh” come from?

geinnagh (Manx) comes from Old Irish gainmech, from Old Irish gainem — sand, gravel.

geinnagh (Manx): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “geinnagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgainmech—
2Old Irishgainemsand, gravel
Every word from Old Irish gainem →Every word from Old Irish gainmech →