Where does “yl-vessagh” come from?
yl-vessagh (Manx) comes from Manx mess, from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
yl-vessagh (Manx): polycarpic
Ancestry of “yl-vessagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | mess | fruit |
| 2 | Old Irish | mess | judgement; animal feed; tree-fruit |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | messus | measurement, judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |