Where does “in-” come from?

in- (Irish) comes from Old Irish in-, from Proto-Celtic eni-, from Zulu a-, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

in- (Irish): capable of, fit for, fit to be; en-, in-, il-,...

Definitions

  1. capable of, fit for, fit to be; en-, in-, il-,...

Ancestry of “in-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishin-in; Alternative form of id-
2Proto-Celticeni-in
3Zulua-he, she, it; class 1 subject concord, used in the...
4Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

Words derived from “in-

Every word from Proto-Bantu à-Every word from Old Irish in-Every word from Zulu a-