Where does “neuyannooagh” come from?

neuyannooagh (Manx) comes from Manx jannoo, from Old Irish dénum, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

neuyannooagh (Manx): impossible

Definitions

  1. impossible

Ancestry of “neuyannooagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxjannooverbal noun of jean; doing; making
2Old Irishdénumverbal noun of do·gní; doing, performing,...
3Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
4Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gnīmus →Every word from Old Irish gním →