Where does “ruinn” come from?

ruinn (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.

ruinn (Scottish Gaelic): with us

Definitions

  1. with us

Ancestry of “ruinn”, step by step

ruinn 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 ri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicriwith, to; against; up
2Middle Irishfritowards, to
3Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
4Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ruinn”

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