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

Definitions

  1. knee; joint

Ancestry of “glioon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishglúnknee
2Proto-Celticgnūnos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Celtic gnūnos →Every word from Old Irish glún →
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