Where does “sonnys” come from?

sonnys (Manx) comes from Middle Irish sonus, from Middle Irish sona, from Old Irish sonae — happy, fortunate.

sonnys (Manx): good fortune, good luck, plentitude, felicity,...

Definitions

  1. good fortune, good luck, plentitude, felicity,...

Ancestry of “sonnys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsonusgood fortune, prosperity, happiness
2Middle Irishsonaprosperous, fortunate, lucky
3Old Irishsonaehappy, fortunate

Words derived from “sonnys”

Every word from Old Irish sonae →Every word from Middle Irish sona →Every word from Middle Irish sonus →