Where does “cànan-soidhnidh” come from?

cànan-soidhnidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cànan, from Scottish Gaelic cainnt, from Old Irish cainnt — verbal noun of canaid; speech, talk, conversation.

cànan-soidhnidh (Scottish Gaelic): sign language

Definitions

  1. sign language

Ancestry of “cànan-soidhnidh”, step by step

cànan-soidhnidh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic cànan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccànanlanguage
2Scottish Gaeliccainntspeech, language; discourse, conversation;...
3Old Irishcainntverbal noun of canaid; speech, talk, conversation

via Scottish Gaelic [[soidhneadh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic[[soidhneadh

via Scottish Gaelic soidhnidh]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsoidhnidh]]
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