Etymology Explorer
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Where does “úaine” come from?
úaine (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *udniyos, from Indo-European *wed-.
Ancestry of “úaine”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
*udniyos
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2
Indo-European
*wed-
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Words derived from “úaine”
uaine
uaine
gormuaine
cìs uaine
Every word from Indo-European *wed- →
Every word from Proto-Celtic *udniyos →