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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticknāyetito bite, to chew
2Proto-Indo-Europeankneh₂-to bite, to gnaw

Words derived from “cnám”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic knāyeti →
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