Where does “glioon” come from?
glioon (Manx) comes from Old Irish glún, from Proto-Celtic gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
glioon (Manx): knee; joint
Ancestry of “glioon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | glún | knee |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gnūnos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |