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Where does “sheeiney” come from?

sheeiney (Manx) comes from Old Irish sine, from Proto-Celtic sɸenyos, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

sheeiney (Manx): breast, teat, pap, dug, boob; nipple, mamilla

Definitions

  1. breast, teat, pap, dug, boob; nipple, mamilla

Ancestry of “sheeiney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsinenipple, teat
2Proto-Celticsɸenyosteat, pap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “sheeiney”

  • sheeintagh
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