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Where does “raon” come from?

raon (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish róe, from Proto-Celtic rowesyā, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

raon (Scottish Gaelic): field, plain, area; area, field, domain, aspect;...

Definitions

  1. field, plain, area; area, field, domain, aspect;...

Ancestry of “raon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishróea withe or rope; flat or level ground; a...
2Proto-Celticrowesyāfield, open ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

Words derived from “raon”

  • raon-dèiligidh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- →