Where does “eagna” come from?
eagna (Irish) comes from Old Irish ecnae, from Proto-Celtic gniyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “eagna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ecnae | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gniyeti | to make; to do |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |