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Where does “sinn” come from?

sinn (Irish) comes from Old Irish sinni, from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

sinn (Irish): we, us; we

Definitions

  1. we, us; we

Ancestry of “sinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsinniwe
2Old Irishsisni—
3Old Irishsnisniwe
4Proto-Celticsnisni—
5Proto-Celticsnīswe
6Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “sinn”

  • Sinn Féin
  • Sinn Féin
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