Where does “eayn” come from?

eayn (Manx) comes from Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic ognos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

eayn (Manx): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “eayn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishúanlamb; foam; froth
2Proto-Celticognoslamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ognos →