Where does “duan” come from?
duan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish dúan, from Proto-Indo-European *dh₂p-no-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
duan (Scottish Gaelic): poem; song
Ancestry of “duan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | dúan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *dh₂p-no- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |