Where does “fáinne” come from?

fáinne (Irish) comes from Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic ānniyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- — ring.

fáinne (Irish): ring; circle; ringlet, curl

Definitions

  1. ring; circle; ringlet, curl

Ancestry of “fáinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháinnering
2Proto-Celticānniyosring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₂n-ring

Words derived from “fáinne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ānniyos →Every word from Old Irish áinne →