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Where does “Ceàrdannan” come from?

Ceàrdannan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ceàrd, from Old Irish cerd, from Proto-Celtic kerdā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

Ceàrdannan (Scottish Gaelic): A nomadic people indigenous to the highlands of...

Definitions

  1. A nomadic people indigenous to the highlands of...

Ancestry of “Ceàrdannan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceàrdtinker; smith
2Old Irishcerdcraft, skill; artisan, craftsman
3Proto-Celtickerdācraft, skill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart
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