Where does “-án” come from?
-án (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
Ancestry of “-án”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 2 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |