Where does “lochan” come from?

lochan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -an, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

lochan (Scottish Gaelic): Diminutive of loch; pond; plural of loch

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of loch; pond; plural of loch

Ancestry of “lochan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-anA masculine suffix used to form nouns meaning a...
2Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
4Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “lochan”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Scottish Gaelic -an →