Where does “ym-loayr” come from?
ym-loayr (Manx) comes from Manx loayr, from Middle Irish labraid, from Old Irish labraithir, from Old Irish -aid, from Proto-Celtic -āti, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ti — Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems.
ym-loayr (Manx): to periphrase
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ym-loayr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | loayr | to talk, discourse; to utter, pipe up, express;... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | labraid | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | labraithir | to speak, to say; For quotations using this term,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -aid | forms [[AP:Old Irish class A I present verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -āti | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ti | Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems |