Where does “bradan-cearr” come from?

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

bradan-cearr (Scottish Gaelic): sturgeon

Definitions

  1. sturgeon

Ancestry of “bradan-cearr”, step by step

bradan-cearr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic bradan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbradansalmon
2Old Irishbratánsalmon
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

via Scottish Gaelic ceàrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceàrrwrong, incorrect, immoral, astray; left; wrong
2Old Irishcerrcrooked, wry, maimed
3Proto-Celtic*kersos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ →