Where does “cinn” come from?

cinn (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.

cinn (Scottish Gaelic): grow; increase, multiply; prosper

Definitions

  1. grow; increase, multiply; prosper

Ancestry of “cinn”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →
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