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Where does “sinni” come from?

sinni (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

sinni (Old Irish): we

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “sinni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsisni—
2Old Irishsnisniwe
3Proto-Celticsnisni—
4Proto-Celticsnīswe
5Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “sinni”

  • Sinn Féin
  • sinn
  • dúinn
  • dhúinn
  • dhúinne
  • Sinn Féin
  • dúinne
  • tharainne
  • dhinne
  • romhainne
  • thugainne
  • dhuinn
  • sinn
  • annainn
  • tiugainn
  • sinne
  • ruinne
  • thugainn
  • bhuainn
  • oirnne
  • bhuainne
  • romhainn
  • umainne
  • oirnn
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