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Where does “athainmnigh” come from?

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

athainmnigh (Irish): rename; re-nominate

Definitions

  1. rename; re-nominate

Ancestry of “athainmnigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishainmnighnominate; identify; name
2Old Irishainmmnidnominative case
3Old Irishainmmname; reputation, repute, renown; noun
4Primitive Irishᚐᚅᚋname
5Proto-Celticanmanname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →