Where does “yl-ree” come from?

yl-ree (Manx) comes from Manx yl-rey, from Manx -rey, from Old Irish -rad, from Proto-Celtic *-retom, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

yl-ree (Manx): to multiply

Definitions

  1. to multiply

Ancestry of “yl-ree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxyl-reyplural
2Manx-reyCollective suffix, attached to nouns or...
3Old Irish-radForms collective nouns from nouns or adjectives
4Proto-Celtic*-retomrun
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Manx -rey →Every word from Old Irish -rad →