Where does “garan” come from?

garan (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic garan, from Proto-Celtic garanos, from Proto-Indo-European gérh₂n-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂- — to cry hoarsely; crane.

garan (Cornish): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “garan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgarancrane, heron
2Proto-Celticgaranoscrane, heron
3Proto-Indo-Europeangérh₂n-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerh₂-to cry hoarsely; crane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gérh₂n-o-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic garanos →