Where does “kys” come from?

kys (Manx) comes from Old Norse kyns, 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.

kys (Manx): how

Definitions

  1. how

Ancestry of “kys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekynsindefinite genitive singular of kyn
2Old Irishcindashow?
3Old Irishcía indashow
4Old Irishindasstatus
5Proto-Celticind-astu-—
6Proto-Celticad-sta—
7Proto-Celticsta—
Every word from Proto-Celtic sta →Every word from Proto-Celtic ad-sta →Every word from Proto-Celtic ind-astu- →