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Where does “neunheeyseyr” come from?

neunheeyseyr (Manx) comes from Manx neunheeys, from Manx -ys, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.

neunheeyseyr (Manx): nihilist

Definitions

  1. nihilist

Ancestry of “neunheeyseyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxneunheeysnihilism; annihilation
2Manx-ysNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
4Proto-Celtic-assus—
5Proto-Indo-European-ad-tus—
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