Where does “inghean” come from?
inghean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
inghean (Scottish Gaelic): girl, maiden; daughter
Ancestry of “inghean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | ingen | daughter; maiden, virgin, young woman; nail |
| 2 | Primitive Irish | ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ | daughter |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | enigenā | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |