Where does “astan” come from?

astan (Manx) comes from Old Irish escong, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

astan (Manx): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “astan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishescongeel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →Every word from Old Irish escong →