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Where does “grian” come from?

grian (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish grían, from Proto-Celtic *greinā.

grian (Scottish Gaelic): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “grian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgríansun
2Proto-Celtic*greinā—

Words derived from “grian”

  • grian-stad samhraidh
  • grian-stad geamhraidh
  • losgadh na grèine
  • grian-stad
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