Where does “reihys” come from?

reihys (Manx) comes from Manx -ys, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.

reihys (Manx): election; choiceness; electioneer

Definitions

  1. election; choiceness; electioneer

Ancestry of “reihys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manx-ysNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Old Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Proto-Celtic-assus—
4Proto-Indo-European-ad-tus—

Words derived from “reihys”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus →Every word from Manx -ys →Every word from Old Irish -as →