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Where does “oirnne” come from?

oirnne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic oirnn, 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.

oirnne (Scottish Gaelic): on us

Definitions

  1. on us

Ancestry of “oirnne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicoirnnon us
2Scottish Gaelicsinnwe; us
3Old Irishsinniwe
4Old Irishsisni—
5Old Irishsnisniwe
6Proto-Celticsnisni—
7Proto-Celticsnīswe
8Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe
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