Where does “-an” come from?

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

-an (Scottish Gaelic): A masculine suffix used to form nouns meaning a...

Definitions

  1. A masculine suffix used to form nouns meaning a...

Ancestry of “-an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
2Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
3Proto-Celtic*-agnos

Words derived from “-an

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnosEvery word from Old Irish -ánEvery word from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ
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