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Where does “Breatannach” come from?

Breatannach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish Bretnach, from Middle Irish Bretain.

Breatannach (Scottish Gaelic): British

Definitions

  1. British

Ancestry of “Breatannach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle IrishBretnachWelsh; Welshman, Welshwoman
2Middle IrishBretain—
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