Where does “cuislean” come from?
cuislean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -an, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
cuislean (Scottish Gaelic): flute
Ancestry of “cuislean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | -an | A masculine suffix used to form nouns meaning a... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |