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Where does “am” come from?

am (Irish) comes from Old Irish amm, from Proto-Celtic *ammen-.

am (Irish): time

Definitions

  1. time

Ancestry of “am”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishammpoint of time
2Proto-Celtic*ammen-—

Words derived from “am”

  • ama
  • príomh-am
  • amscála
  • uath-amadóir
  • amadóir
  • amchrios
Every word from Proto-Celtic *ammen- →