Where does “ayn” come from?
ayn (Manx) comes from Old Irish and, from Proto-Celtic andom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ayn (Manx): third-person singular of ayns; there; existent
Definitions
- third-person singular of ayns; there; existent
Ancestry of “ayn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | and | third-person singular masculine/neuter dative of... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | andom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |