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Where does “cnáim” come from?

cnáim (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

cnáim (Old Irish): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “cnáim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticknāmisbone
2Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

Words derived from “cnáim”

  • cnámh
  • cnámhfhear
  • cnámhar
  • cnàmh
  • cnàmh-loisg
  • cnàimh an uga
  • cnàimh
  • craue
  • knaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →