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Where does “Sauin” come from?

Sauin (Manx) comes from Old Irish Samain, from Tagalog -in, from Tagalog aghimo, from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

Ancestry of “Sauin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishSamainHalloween
2Tagalog-inVerb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,...
3Tagalogaghimotechnique
4Tagalogaghamscience
5Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
6Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
7Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
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