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Where does “-án” come from?

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

-án (Old Irish): diminutive suffix

Definitions

  1. diminutive suffix

Ancestry of “-án”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
2Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “-án”

  • Ronan
  • Ciaran
  • lochan
  • Kieron
  • garron
  • shangan
  • achtachán
  • imoibriúchán
  • earcán
  • maolagán
  • uibheagán
  • uirí-ubhagán
  • damhán
  • anmhórán
  • piteán
  • piteánta
  • Ciarán
  • láithreán
  • fraochán
  • ciseán
  • píobán
  • plásán
  • coimeádán
  • strailleán
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