Where does “shin” come from?

shin (Manx) comes from Old Irish sinni, from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

shin (Manx): we, us

Definitions

  1. we, us

Ancestry of “shin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsinniwe
2Old Irishsisniwe, us
3Old Irishsnisniwe
4Proto-Celticsnisni
5Proto-Celticsnīswe
6Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “shin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆sEvery word from Proto-Celtic snīsEvery word from Proto-Celtic snisni
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