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Where does “yl-jeeaghys” come from?

yl-jeeaghys (Manx) comes from Manx yl-jeeagh, 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-jeeaghys (Manx): polytheism

Definitions

  1. polytheism

Ancestry of “yl-jeeaghys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxyl-jeeaghpolytheistic
2Manxjeegod, deity, godhead; third-person singular...
3Old Irishdíaday; god
4Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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