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Where does “eni-genā” come from?

eni-genā (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “eni-genā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “eni-genā”

  • gariníon
  • iníon
  • nighean-bràthar
  • nighean-bhràthar
  • nighean-mhic
  • inghean
  • leas-nighean
  • nighean-chèile
  • nìghneag
  • nighean
  • nighean na galla
  • ingenrad
  • ingen
  • inneen
  • lhiass-inneen
  • ingin
  • ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ
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