Where does “gníomhaí” come from?
gníomhaí (Irish) comes from Irish gníomh, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
gníomhaí (Irish): doer , performer ; active, busy person; agent;...
Definitions
- doer , performer ; active, busy person; agent;...
Ancestry of “gníomhaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | gníomh | doing, performing; working, exercising; work,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | gním | verbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gnīmus | doing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |