Where does “snáithín” come from?

snáithín (Irish) comes from Irish snáithe, from Old Irish snáithe, from Old Irish snáth, from Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

snáithín (Irish): Diminutive of snáithe; filament, fibre; stop

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of snáithe; filament, fibre; stop

Ancestry of “snáithín”, step by step

snáithín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish snáithe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsnáithe(single) thread, strand
2Old Irishsnáithe(single) thread, strand
3Old Irishsnáththread
4Proto-Celtic*snātos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Irish ín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishínAlternative form of inn
2Irishinn—

Words derived from “snáithín”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *snātos →Every word from Old Irish snáth →