Where does “uachtarán” come from?

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

uachtarán (Irish): president; head, superior; headmaster; landowner

Definitions

  1. president; head, superior; headmaster; landowner

Ancestry of “uachtarán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishúachtaránchief, leader
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 →