sheeiney
Manx
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) breast, teat, pap, dug, boob
- (anatomy) nipple, mamilla
Etymology
Derived from Old Irish sine (pap, dug, teat, antiquity, seniority, old age) inherited from Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos.
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*sɸenyos
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *pstḗn Proto-Indo-European
- sine Old Irish
- sine Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- sheeintagh Manx
- *sɸenyos Proto-Celtic