Where does “Shanghainese” come from?

Shanghainese (English) comes from English Shanghai, from English shangan, from Scottish Gaelic seangan, from Middle Irish sengán, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

Shanghainese (English): Of or pertaining to Shanghai; Inhabitant of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Shanghai; Inhabitant of...

Ancestry of “Shanghainese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishShanghaiA type of long-legged chicken believed to be of...
2Englishshangan—
3Scottish Gaelicseanganant
4Middle Irishsengán—
5Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
6Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
7Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ →