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Where does “yl-jeeagh” come from?

yl-jeeagh (Manx) comes from Manx jee, from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

yl-jeeagh (Manx): polytheistic

Definitions

  1. polytheistic

Ancestry of “yl-jeeagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxjeegod, deity, godhead; third-person singular...
2Old Irishdíaday; god
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “yl-jeeagh”

  • yl-jeeaghys
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