Where does “ainnel” come from?
ainnel (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wesnālā, from Proto-Celtic wesr-, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
Ancestry of “ainnel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | wesnālā | swallow |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | wesr- | spring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |