Where does “uan” come from?

uan (Irish) comes from Old Irish úan, from Proto-Celtic ognos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

uan (Irish): lamb; froth, foam

Definitions

  1. lamb; froth, foam

Ancestry of “uan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishúanlamb; foam; froth
2Proto-Celticognoslamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “uan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ognos →