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Where does “bradan” come from?

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

bradan (Scottish Gaelic): salmon

Definitions

  1. salmon

Ancestry of “bradan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbratán—
2Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
4Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “bradan”

  • bradan-cearr
  • bradan-sligeach
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