Where does “shangan” come from?
shangan (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic seangan, from Middle Irish sengán, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
Ancestry of “shangan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | seangan | ant |
| 2 | Middle Irish | sengán | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |