Where does “leamhan” come from?

leamhan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish lemán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

leamhan (Scottish Gaelic): elm

Definitions

  1. elm

Ancestry of “leamhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlemánelm tree
2Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →