Where does “ionga” come from?

ionga (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish inga, from Proto-Celtic angʷīnā, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

ionga (Scottish Gaelic): nail; claw, talon; hoof; cloven hoof

Definitions

  1. nail; claw, talon; hoof; cloven hoof

Ancestry of “ionga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishinganail
2Proto-Celticangʷīnānail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic angʷīnā →Every word from Old Irish inga →