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Where does “kanys” come from?

kanys (Manx) comes from Old Irish cindas, from Old Irish cía indas, from Old Irish indas, from Proto-Celtic ind-astu-, from Proto-Celtic ad-sta, from Proto-Celtic sta.

kanys (Manx): how

Definitions

  1. how

Ancestry of “kanys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcindashow?
2Old Irishcía indashow
3Old Irishindasstatus
4Proto-Celticind-astu-—
5Proto-Celticad-sta—
6Proto-Celticsta—
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