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Where does “buinne” come from?

buinne (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bennā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

buinne (Old Irish): torrent, flood; stream, current, wave; diarrhœa,...

Definitions

  1. torrent, flood; stream, current, wave; diarrhœa,...

Ancestry of “buinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbennā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “buinne”

  • buinneach
  • buinne
  • buinneach
  • buinne
  • buinnech
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