Where does “lhiannan” come from?

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

lhiannan (Manx): lover, sweetheart, paramour; mistress

Definitions

  1. lover, sweetheart, paramour; mistress

Ancestry of “lhiannan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlennánsweetheart, lover, beloved; darling, favourite;...
2Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →