Where does “gràn” come from?
gràn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish grán, from Proto-Celtic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
gràn (Scottish Gaelic): grain
Ancestry of “gràn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | grán | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | grānom | grain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |