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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 Irisháinne—
2Proto-Celticānniyosring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₂n-ring

Words derived from “fáinne”

  • phony
  • phoniness
  • fawney
  • phonily
  • fainne
  • heitreafháinneach
  • fáinneach
  • gásfháinne
  • foni
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