Where does “bradán” come from?
bradán (Irish) comes from Old Irish bratán, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
bradán (Irish): salmon
Ancestry of “bradán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | bratán | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |