Where does “neuvarvaanys” come from?

neuvarvaanys (Manx) comes from Manx marvaanys, from Old Irish marbán, from Old Irish marb, from Proto-Celtic marwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

neuvarvaanys (Manx): immortality, deathlessness

Definitions

  1. immortality, deathlessness

Ancestry of “neuvarvaanys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmarvaanysmortality
2Old Irishmarbáncorpse, dead person
3Old Irishmarbdead; mortified, insensible, spiritually dead;...
4Proto-Celticmarwosdead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥wós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic marwos →