Where does “fúinne” come from?
fúinne (Irish) comes from Irish fúinn, from Irish faoi, from Old Irish fo, from Proto-Celtic uɸo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
fúinne (Irish): first-person plural emphatic of faoi
Definitions
- first-person plural emphatic of faoi
Ancestry of “fúinne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | fúinn | first-person plural of faoi |
| 2 | Irish | faoi | under; about, concerning; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Irish | fo | under, beneath; towards; through, throughout |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | uɸo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |