Where does “òran” come from?

òran (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish amrán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

òran (Scottish Gaelic): song; poem

Definitions

  1. song; poem

Ancestry of “òran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishamránsinging, song
2Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “òran”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →