Where does “ionann” come from?
ionann (Irish) comes from Old Irish inunn, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sind-, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
ionann (Irish): same, identical; alike, equal
Definitions
- same, identical; alike, equal
Ancestry of “ionann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | inunn | the same |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sind- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sísdeti | to be sitting down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |