Where does “gurragaun” come from?

gurragaun (Yola) comes from Scottish Gaelic gearan, from Middle Irish gerán, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

gurragaun (Yola): complainer

Definitions

  1. complainer

Ancestry of “gurragaun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgearanverbal noun of gearain; complaint, grumble;...
2Middle Irishgeráncomplaint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Middle Irish gerán →Every word from Scottish Gaelic gearan →