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Where does “menn” come from?
menn (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish mend, from Proto-Celtic *mendos — young goat; kid.
Ancestry of “menn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Irish
mend
young goat, kid
2
Proto-Celtic
*mendos
young goat; kid
Words derived from “menn”
meann
minymay
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