Where does “mairane” come from?

mairane (Manx) comes from Manx -ane, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

mairane (Manx): thimble

Definitions

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “mairane”, step by step

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