Where does “-án” come from?

-án (Irish) comes from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

-án (Irish): A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...

Definitions

  1. A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...

Ancestry of “-án”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
2Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
4Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “-án”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →