Where does “astan” come from?
astan (Manx) comes from Old Irish escong, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.
astan (Manx): eel
Ancestry of “astan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | escong | eel |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éngʷʰis | snake |