Where does “rehollys” come from?

rehollys (Manx) comes from Manx sollys, from Old Irish solus, from Old Irish so, from Proto-Celtic so, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

rehollys (Manx): moonlight, moonshine

Definitions

  1. moonlight, moonshine

Ancestry of “rehollys”, step by step

rehollys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx sollys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxsollyslight; lamp; bright, shining, brilliant
2Old Irishsolusbright, clear
3Old Irishsothis
4Proto-Celticsothis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Manx re

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxredependent form of she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Celtic so →Every word from Old Irish so →
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