Where does “fíann” come from?
fíann (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wēnos, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
Ancestry of “fíann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | wēnos | hero |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
Words derived from “fíann”