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Where does “ionann” come from?

ionann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish inunn, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sind-, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

ionann (Scottish Gaelic): equal, alike, similar, identical, the same,...

Definitions

  1. equal, alike, similar, identical, the same,...

Ancestry of “ionann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishinunnthe same
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsind-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansísdetito be sitting down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “ionann”

  • ionannachd
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