Where does “daltan” come from?

daltan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish daltán, from Old Irish án, from Old Irish air — for.

daltan (Scottish Gaelic): godson; plural of dalta

Definitions

  1. godson; plural of dalta

Ancestry of “daltan”, step by step

daltan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish daltán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdaltánlittle foster child, little pupil
2Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
3Old Irishairfor

via Cebuano tanan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotananeveryone, everything, everybody; all
2Proto-Philippine*tanan—

via Cebuano dala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodala—
Every word from Old Irish air →Every word from Old Irish án →Every word from Old Irish daltán →