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Where does “voin” come from?

voin (Manx) comes from Manx voish, from Manx veih, from Middle Irish ó, from Old Irish ó, from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

voin (Manx): first-person plural of voish

Definitions

  1. first-person plural of voish

Ancestry of “voin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxvoishfrom; of; third-person singular masculine of...
2Manxveihfrom
3Middle Irishóear; some part of a cloak; some part of a shield,...
4Old Irishófrom, of; by; since, after
5Proto-Celtic*au—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →