Where does “a-nis” come from?

a-nis (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish indossa, from Old Irish sa, from Old Irish so, from Proto-Celtic so, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

a-nis (Scottish Gaelic): now

Definitions

  1. now

Ancestry of “a-nis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishindossanow
2Old IrishsaAlternative spelling of so
3Old Irishsothis
4Proto-Celticsothis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Celtic so →Every word from Old Irish so →