Where does “ùine” come from?

ùine (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish úain, from Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic ognos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

ùine (Scottish Gaelic): time, while, period, spell

Definitions

  1. time, while, period, spell

Ancestry of “ùine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishúainAlternative spelling of úainn; time, leisure
2Old Irishúanlamb; foam; froth
3Proto-Celticognoslamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “ùine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ognos →