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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

  1. there; in existence, alive; in him

Ancestry of “ann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishandthird-person singular masculine/neuter dative of...
2Proto-Celticandom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ann”

  • annsan
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