Old Irish gním

← Breton niñv (cognate)

← Proto-Celtic *gnīmus (inherited)

← Welsh gnif (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (derived)

→ Irish gníomh (inherited)

→ Irish gníomhach (mention)

→ Irish foirgneamh (mention)

→ Scottish Gaelic gnìomh (inherited)