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Where does “finn” come from?

finn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

finn (Old Irish): white; bright; blessed

Definitions

  1. white; bright; blessed

Ancestry of “finn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwindoswhite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “finn”

  • Barry
  • Fiona
  • Fingal
  • Bazza
  • Fingalian
  • Fingallian
  • Finola
  • ceannann
  • Fionnghuala
  • Fionnghall
  • Barra
  • Fionnbharr
  • Fionn
  • fionn
  • finn
  • barrfhionn
  • Fionnghall
  • fionn
  • cenann
  • Finnacán
  • Finn
  • Finnguala
  • fynn
  • Fynn-Loghlynagh
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