Where does “far-ainm” come from?

far-ainm (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ainm, from Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ, from Proto-Celtic anman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

far-ainm (Scottish Gaelic): nickname, byname

Definitions

  1. nickname, byname

Ancestry of “far-ainm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicainmname; denomination; title
2Old Irishainmmname; reputation, repute, renown; noun
3Primitive Irishᚐᚅᚋname
4Proto-Celticanmanname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic anman →