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Where does “Fionn” come from?

Fionn (Irish) comes from Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “Fionn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfind—
2Proto-CelticKʷennowindos—
3Proto-Celticwindoswhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →