Where does “donaisín” come from?

donaisín (Irish) comes from Irish donas, from Old Irish donas — ill-luck, misfortune, calamity.

donaisín (Irish): little wretch, weakling

Definitions

  1. little wretch, weakling

Ancestry of “donaisín”, step by step

donaisín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish donas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdonasbad luck, misfortune; affliction, misery; deuce,...
2Old Irishdonasill-luck, misfortune, calamity

via Irish ín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishínAlternative form of inn
2Irishinn—
Every word from Old Irish donas →Every word from Irish donas →