Where does “leanaban” come from?

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

leanaban (Scottish Gaelic): babe, infant, bantling

Definitions

  1. babe, infant, bantling

Ancestry of “leanaban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlenbánbaby; child
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 →