Where does “ain-fhiùghach” come from?

ain-fhiùghach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic an-, from Old Irish an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ain-fhiùghach (Scottish Gaelic): insignificant

Definitions

  1. insignificant

Ancestry of “ain-fhiùghach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelican-un-, anti-; bad, unnatural; Used to emphasise the...
2Old Irishan-un-, not; very
3Proto-Celtican-un-, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Irish an- →