Where does “jeih-veays” come from?
jeih-veays (Manx) comes from Manx beays, from Manx bea, from Middle Irish betha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic biwotūts, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
jeih-veays (Manx): etiquette
Ancestry of “jeih-veays”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | beays | being, existence |
| 2 | Manx | bea | life |
| 3 | Middle Irish | betha | life |
| 4 | Old Irish | bethu | life |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | biwotūts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | biwos | alive, living; mortal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “jeih-veays”