Where does “ainm” come from?

ainm (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ, from Proto-Celtic anman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ainm (Old Irish): Alternative spelling of ainmm

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ainmm

Ancestry of “ainm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚐᚅᚋname
2Proto-Celticanmanname
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “ainm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic anman →