Where does “leannan” come from?

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

leannan (Scottish Gaelic): lover, sweetheart

Definitions

  1. lover, sweetheart

Ancestry of “leannan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlennánsweetheart, lover, beloved; darling, favourite;...
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 →