Where does “cnàimh” come from?

cnàimh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cnáim, from Proto-Celtic knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

cnàimh (Scottish Gaelic): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “cnàimh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcnáimbone
2Proto-Celticknāmisbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

Words derived from “cnàimh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →Every word from Proto-Celtic knāmis →Every word from Old Irish cnáim →