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Where does “stán” come from?

stán (Irish) comes from Old Irish stán, from Proto-Celtic *stagnom.

stán (Irish): tin; tin vessel; stare

Definitions

  1. tin; tin vessel; stare

Ancestry of “stán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishstántin
2Proto-Celtic*stagnom—

Words derived from “stán”

  • stánaigh
Every word from Proto-Celtic *stagnom →