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Where does “neuyeeys” come from?

neuyeeys (Manx) comes from Manx jee, from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

neuyeeys (Manx): atheism

Definitions

  1. atheism

Ancestry of “neuyeeys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxjeegod, deity, godhead; third-person singular...
2Old Irishdíaday; god
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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