Where does “ionadh” come from?

ionadh (Irish) comes from Old Irish ingnad, from Proto-Celtic angnātos, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ionadh (Irish): surprise, wonder

Definitions

  1. surprise, wonder

Ancestry of “ionadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishingnadstrange, unusual, unfamiliar
2Proto-Celticangnātosunknown, obscure
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Celtic angnātos →