Where does “garan” come from?

garan (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh garan, from Proto-Brythonic garan, from Proto-Celtic garanos, from Proto-Indo-European gérh₂n-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂- — to cry hoarsely; crane.

garan (Welsh): crane; heron; Soft mutation of caran

Definitions

  1. crane; heron; Soft mutation of caran

Ancestry of “garan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshgaranheron, crane
2Proto-Brythonicgarancrane, heron
3Proto-Celticgaranoscrane, heron
4Proto-Indo-Europeangérh₂n-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerh₂-to cry hoarsely; crane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gérh₂n-o-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic garanos →