Where does “cinn” come from?
cinn (Irish) comes from Old Irish cingid, from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.
cinn (Irish): step; fix, determine, decree, decide; inflection...
Definitions
- step; fix, determine, decree, decide; inflection...
Ancestry of “cinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | cingid | to step, proceed, go |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kengeti | to step |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |