Where does “jeih-ellynys” come from?
jeih-ellynys (Manx) comes from Manx -ys, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.
jeih-ellynys (Manx): gentlemanliness
Ancestry of “jeih-ellynys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | -ys | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -as | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -assus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ad-tus | — |