Where does “jees” come from?
jees (Manx) comes from Irish dias, from Irish dia, from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
jees (Manx): pair; couple; two
Ancestry of “jees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | dias | — |
| 2 | Irish | dia | a god; day |
| 3 | Old Irish | día | day; god |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |