Where does “leinn” come from?

leinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sinn, from Old Irish sinni, from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

leinn (Scottish Gaelic): with us, by us

Definitions

  1. with us, by us

Ancestry of “leinn”, step by step

leinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic sinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsinnwe; us
2Old Irishsinniwe
3Old Irishsisniwe, us
4Old Irishsnisniwe
5Proto-Celticsnisni—
6Proto-Celticsnīswe
7Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

via Scottish Gaelic le

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclewith; by; down
2Old Irishláday, daylight
3Proto-Celticlet-—
4Proto-Celticletosside
5Old Czechlétosummer
6Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—

Words derived from “leinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s →Every word from Proto-Celtic snīs →Every word from Proto-Celtic snisni →