Where does “neuvleaystanagh” come from?

neuvleaystanagh (Manx) comes from Manx bleaystan, from Manx -an, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

neuvleaystanagh (Manx): nonexplosive

Definitions

  1. nonexplosive

Ancestry of “neuvleaystanagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbleaystanshell, bomb
2Manx-anAlternative form of -ane
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Manx -an →