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Where does “oirnn” come from?

oirnn (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.

oirnn (Scottish Gaelic): on us

Definitions

  1. on us

Ancestry of “oirnn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oirnn”

  • oirnne
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