Where does “uain” come from?

uain (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic uan, from Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic ognos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

uain (Scottish Gaelic): inflection of uan: ## genitive singular ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of uan: ## genitive singular ##...

Ancestry of “uain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicuanlamb
2Old Irishúanlamb; foam; froth
3Proto-Celticognoslamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ognos →