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Where does “grán” come from?

grán (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “grán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgrānomgrain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grán”

  • grán
  • gràn
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