Where does “cinn” come from?

cinn (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

cinn (Middle Irish): inflection of cenn: ## genitive singular ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of cenn: ## genitive singular ##...

Ancestry of “cinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcennhead; end
2Old Irishcennhead; end
3Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →