Where does “oan” come from?

oan (Breton) comes from Proto-Celtic ognos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

oan (Breton): lamb; first-person singular imperfect of bezañ

Definitions

  1. lamb; first-person singular imperfect of bezañ

Ancestry of “oan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticognoslamb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “oan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnósEvery word from Proto-Celtic ognos
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