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Where does “eascann” come from?

eascann (Irish) comes from Old Irish escong, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

eascann (Irish): eel; reptile, snake

Definitions

  1. eel; reptile, snake

Ancestry of “eascann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishescongeel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
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