Where does “cnámhfhód” come from?

cnámhfhód (Irish) comes from Irish cnámh, from Old Irish cnáim, from Proto-Celtic knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

cnámhfhód (Irish): unploughed strip between cultivated ridges

Definitions

  1. unploughed strip between cultivated ridges

Ancestry of “cnámhfhód”, step by step

cnámhfhód traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cnámh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcnámhbone; bones
2Old Irishcnáimbone
3Proto-Celticknāmisbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

via Irish fód

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfódsod; strip of soil; layer of sods
2Old Irishfotlength
3Proto-Celtic*wazdos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →Every word from Proto-Celtic knāmis →Every word from Old Irish cnáim →