Where does “jeih-yannoo” come from?
jeih-yannoo (Manx) comes from Manx jannoo, from Old Irish dénum, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
jeih-yannoo (Manx): good deed
Ancestry of “jeih-yannoo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | jannoo | verbal noun of jean; doing; making |
| 2 | Old Irish | dénum | verbal noun of do·gní; doing, performing,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | gním | verbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | gnīmus | doing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |