Where does “òranaiche” come from?

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

òranaiche (Scottish Gaelic): singer, balladeer, soloist, songster, vocalist

Definitions

  1. singer, balladeer, soloist, songster, vocalist

Ancestry of “òranaiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicòransong; poem
2Middle Irishamránsinging, song
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →