Where does “meaineyraght” come from?
meaineyraght (Manx) comes from Manx -aght, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.
meaineyraght (Manx): metallurgy
Ancestry of “meaineyraght”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | -aght | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -acht | -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -axtā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | axtā | — |