Where does “ainmfhocal” come from?

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

ainmfhocal (Irish): noun, substantive

Definitions

  1. noun, substantive

Ancestry of “ainmfhocal”, step by step

ainmfhocal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ainm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishainmname; reputation; noun
2Old Irishainmmname; reputation, repute, renown; noun
3Primitive Irishᚐᚅᚋname
4Proto-Celticanmanname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Irish focal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfocalword
2Old Irishfoculword
3Proto-Celticwoxtlomdispute
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic anman →