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Where does “ainnise” come from?

ainnise (Irish) comes from Old Irish aindeise, from Old Irish aindeis, from Old Irish dess, from Proto-Celtic dexswos, from Proto-Indo-European deḱswo-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

ainnise (Irish): misery; meanness; awkwardness; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. misery; meanness; awkwardness; inflection of...

Ancestry of “ainnise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaindeisewretchedness, misery
2Old Irishaindeisleft; awkward, ungainly; poor, wretched
3Old Irishdessright; south
4Proto-Celticdexswosright; south
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱswo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
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