Where does “ann” come from?
ann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish and, from Proto-Celtic andom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ann (Scottish Gaelic): there; in existence, alive; in him
Definitions
- there; in existence, alive; in him
Ancestry of “ann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | and | third-person singular masculine/neuter dative of... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | andom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |