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Where does “yn-ee” come from?

yn-ee (Manx) comes from Manx ee, from Old Irish sí, from Proto-Celtic sī, from Proto-Indo-European sih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

yn-ee (Manx): edible, fit to eat, consumable

Definitions

  1. edible, fit to eat, consumable

Ancestry of “yn-ee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxeeshe; her; it
2Old Irishsíshe; it; Alternative spelling of síi
3Proto-Celticsīshe
4Proto-Indo-Europeansih₂she
5Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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