Where does “seangan” come from?
seangan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish sengán, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
seangan (Scottish Gaelic): ant
Ancestry of “seangan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | sengán | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |
Words derived from “seangan”