Where does “ceann-cinnidh” come from?

ceann-cinnidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ceann-cinnidh (Scottish Gaelic): chieftain, clan chief

Definitions

  1. chieftain, clan chief

Ancestry of “ceann-cinnidh”, step by step

ceann-cinnidh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ceann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceannhead; end
2Middle Irishcennhead; end
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Scottish Gaelic cinneadh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccinneadhclan, kin, kindred, surname, tribe, nation
2Old Irishciniudoffspring, children, descendants
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →