Where does “kioneysagh” come from?

kioneysagh (Manx) comes from Manx kioneys, from Manx kione, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

kioneysagh (Manx): high-handed, dominating, commanding, assertive

Definitions

  1. high-handed, dominating, commanding, assertive

Ancestry of “kioneysagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxkioneysdominance, domination, command, hegemony
2Manxkionehead
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →
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