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Where does “srón” come from?

srón (Irish) comes from Old Irish srón, from Proto-Celtic srognā, from Proto-Indo-European sregʰ- — snore; to snore.

srón (Irish): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “srón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsrónnose; nostril
2Proto-Celticsrognānose
3Proto-Indo-Europeansregʰ-snore; to snore

Words derived from “srón”

  • srónach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sregʰ- →