Where does “ainm” come from?

ainm (Irish) comes from Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ, from Proto-Celtic anman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ainm (Irish): name; reputation; noun

Definitions

  1. name; reputation; noun

Ancestry of “ainm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishainmmname; reputation, repute, renown; noun
2Primitive Irishᚐᚅᚋname
3Proto-Celticanmanname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “ainm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic anman →