Where does “roin” come from?
roin (Manx) comes from Manx roish, from Old Irish rïam, from Old Irish ré, from Proto-Celtic ɸrīs, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
roin (Manx): first-person plural of roish
Definitions
- first-person plural of roish
Ancestry of “roin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | roish | ahead of; before; third-person singular of roish |
| 2 | Old Irish | rïam | before it |
| 3 | Old Irish | ré | before |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrīs | before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |