Where does “ドニゴール” come from?
ドニゴール (Japanese) comes from English Donegal, from Irish Dún na nGall, from Irish gall, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
Ancestry of “ドニゴール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Donegal | A type of coarse tweed made in this county; A... |
| 2 | Irish | Dún na nGall | — |
| 3 | Irish | gall | foreigner; Anglified Irish person; Alternative... |
| 4 | Irish | -án | A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,... |
| 5 | Middle Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |