Where does “peacawn” come from?

peacawn (Yola) comes from Irish péacán, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

peacawn (Yola): periwinkle

Definitions

  1. periwinkle

Ancestry of “peacawn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpéacánsprout, shoot, plumule
2Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Irish -án →Every word from Old Irish -án →