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Where does “i gcónaí” come from?

i gcónaí (Irish) comes from Irish i, from Old Irish i, from Proto-Celtic eni, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

i gcónaí (Irish): always, continually, constantly; yet, still; ever

Definitions

  1. always, continually, constantly; yet, still; ever

Ancestry of “i gcónaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiin
2Old Irishiin; into; For quotations using this term, see...
3Proto-Celticeni—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
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