Where does “ain” come from?

ain (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish Aina, from Finnish Aino, from Finnish ainoa, from Proto-Germanic ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ain (Northern Sami): still; even; yet

Definitions

  1. still; even; yet

Ancestry of “ain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAinaalways
2FinnishAinoA heroine in the Kalevala
3Finnishainoaonly, sole; only
4Proto-Germanicainagazonly; sole; singular; unique
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainagaz →
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