Where does “yn” come from?

yn (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic ɨn, from Proto-Celtic eni, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

yn (Middle Welsh): grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot...

Definitions

  1. grammatical particle used in conjunction with bot...

Ancestry of “yn”, step by step

yn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Brythonic ɨn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicɨnin
2Proto-Celticeni—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Proto-Celtic endo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticendoin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanen-do-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “yn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →