Where does “fainey” come from?

fainey (Manx) comes from Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic ānniyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- — ring.

fainey (Manx): ring

Definitions

  1. ring

Ancestry of “fainey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháinnering
2Proto-Celticānniyosring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₂n-ring

Words derived from “fainey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ānniyos →Every word from Old Irish áinne →
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