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Where does “yindys” come from?

yindys (Manx) comes from Old Irish ingantus, from Old Irish ingnad, from Proto-Celtic angnātos, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

yindys (Manx): wonder, wonderment, admiration; marvel,...

Definitions

  1. wonder, wonderment, admiration; marvel,...

Ancestry of “yindys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishingantus—
2Old Irishingnad—
3Proto-Celticangnātosunknown, obscure
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “yindys”

  • yindyssagh
  • ard-yindys
  • ard-yindyssagh
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