Where does “ama” come from?

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

ama (Irish): yoke; hames; genitive singular of am

Definitions

  1. yoke; hames; genitive singular of am

Ancestry of “ama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishamtime
2Old Irishammpoint of time
3Proto-Celtic*ammen-—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *ammen- →Every word from Old Irish amm →Every word from Irish am →
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