Where does “sullyr” come from?

sullyr (Manx) comes from Old Irish soiléir, from Old Irish so-, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

sullyr (Manx): bright, clear, limpid

Definitions

  1. bright, clear, limpid

Ancestry of “sullyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsoiléirclear, visible; clear, obvious, intelligible;...
2Old Irishso-good
3Proto-Celticsu-good, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Celtic su- →
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