Where does “leanbán” come from?

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

leanbán (Irish): little child, baby; darling

Definitions

  1. little child, baby; darling

Ancestry of “leanbán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlenbánbaby; child
2Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →
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