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Where does “grian” come from?

grian (Irish) comes from Old Irish grían, from Proto-Celtic *greinā.

grian (Irish): sun; paragon; to sun

Definitions

  1. sun; paragon; to sun

Ancestry of “grian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgríansun
2Proto-Celtic*greinā—

Words derived from “grian”

  • grianghrafadóir
  • grianghníomhaíocht
  • grianghrafadóireacht
  • aer-ghrianghrafadóireacht
  • grian-
  • grianghraf
  • grianstad
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