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Where does “srón” come from?

srón (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic srognā, from Proto-Indo-European sregʰ- — snore; to snore.

srón (Old Irish): nose; nostril

Definitions

  1. nose; nostril

Ancestry of “srón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsrognānose
2Proto-Indo-Europeansregʰ-snore; to snore

Words derived from “srón”

  • Cameron
  • Cameronian
  • Camron
  • Kamron
  • Camren
  • Kamren
  • srónach
  • srón
  • Camshròn
  • sròn
  • srónmar
  • sróin
  • stroin
  • stroineairkagh
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