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Where does “sruthán” come from?

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

sruthán (Irish): stream; rivulet, brook; gush, flow; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. stream; rivulet, brook; gush, flow; Alternative...

Ancestry of “sruthán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
2Middle Irish-án—
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
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