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

Definitions

  1. pair; couple; two

Ancestry of “jees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdiasear, cob
2Irishdiaa god; day
3Old Irishdíaday; god
4Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Italic deiwos →