Where does “lochan” come from?

lochan (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic lochan, from Scottish Gaelic -an, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

lochan (English): A small loch

Definitions

  1. A small loch

Ancestry of “lochan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaeliclochanDiminutive of loch; pond; plural of loch
2Scottish Gaelic-anA masculine suffix used to form nouns meaning a...
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Scottish Gaelic -an →