Where does “cuin” come from?
cuin (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cuin, from Proto-Celtic *kʷani, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
cuin (Scottish Gaelic): when
Ancestry of “cuin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cuin | when |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *kʷani | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |