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Where does “grian-” come from?

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

grian- (Irish): solar

Definitions

  1. solar

Ancestry of “grian-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgriansun; paragon; to sun
2Old Irishgríansun
3Proto-Celtic*greinā—

Words derived from “grian-”

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