Where does “úan” come from?

úan (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ognos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

úan (Old Irish): lamb; foam; froth

Definitions

  1. lamb; foam; froth

Ancestry of “úan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticognoslamb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “úan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Celtic ognos →