Where does “umainn” come from?

umainn (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.

umainn (Scottish Gaelic): about us

Definitions

  1. about us

Ancestry of “umainn”, step by step

umainn 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 mu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmuabout, around; about, concerning; about,...
2Old Irishimbbutter; around
3Old Irishsínweather
4Proto-Celticsindosthis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “umainn”

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