Where does “fàinne” come from?

fàinne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic ānniyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- — ring.

fàinne (Scottish Gaelic): ring; coil; ringlet

Definitions

  1. ring; coil; ringlet

Ancestry of “fàinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháinnering
2Proto-Celticānniyosring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eh₂n-ring

Words derived from “fàinne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ānniyos →Every word from Old Irish áinne →