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 , to sew.
snáithín (Irish): Diminutive of snáithe; filament, fibre; stop
Definitions
- Diminutive of snáithe; filament, fibre; stop
Ancestry of “snáithín”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | snáithe | thread, strand; granular texture, grit, fibre, ... |
| 2 | Old Irish | snáithe | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | snáth | thread |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *snātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |
Words derived from “snáithín”