Where does “sinn” come from?

sinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes 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.

sinn (Scottish Gaelic): we; us

Definitions

  1. we; us

Ancestry of “sinn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sinn”

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