Where does “amrán” come from?

amrán (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish amar, from Proto-Celtic amarom — wailing, crying.

amrán (Middle Irish): singing, song

Definitions

  1. singing, song

Ancestry of “amrán”, step by step

amrán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish amar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishamarwailing, moaning; song, singing
2Proto-Celticamaromwailing, crying

via Middle Irish amar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishamarsinging, wailing, moaning

Words derived from “amrán”

Every word from Proto-Celtic amarom →Every word from Old Irish amar →