Where does “baothán” come from?

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

baothán (Irish): fool, simpleton; fop

Definitions

  1. fool, simpleton; fop

Ancestry of “baothán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
2Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “baothán”

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