Where does “ubhán” come from?

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

ubhán (Irish): ovum

Definitions

  1. ovum

Ancestry of “ubhán”, step by step

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