Where does “iníonacht” come from?

iníonacht (Irish) comes from Irish iníon, from Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

iníonacht (Irish): daughterhood, girlhood, maidenhood

Definitions

  1. daughterhood, girlhood, maidenhood

Ancestry of “iníonacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiníondaughter; girl, maiden; woman; Miss
2Old Irishingendaughter; maiden, virgin, young woman; nail
3Primitive Irishᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐdaughter
4Proto-Celticenigenādaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic enigenā →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ →