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Where does “ain” come from?

ain (Old Irish) comes from Latin iēiūnium, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.

Ancestry of “ain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniēiūnium—
2Latiniēiūnus—
3Latiniaiūnus—
4Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →