Where does “cnám” come from?
cnám (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic knāyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- — to bite, to gnaw.
Ancestry of “cnám”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | knāyeti | to bite, to chew |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kneh₂- | to bite, to gnaw |
Words derived from “cnám”