Where does “jeh” come from?
jeh (Manx) comes from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.
jeh (Manx): of; from; off
Definitions
- of; from; off
Ancestry of “jeh”, step by step
jeh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin echo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |
via Old Irish dí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | dí | third-person singular feminine of di: from her;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | dī | from |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Proto-Athabaskan *džeˑx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Athabaskan | *džeˑx | pitch, gum, resin |