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English word origin

Etymology of sugan

Borrowed from Irish súgán (“rope”), from Proto-Celtic *souggo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati). Doublet of soogan.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A straw rope. · A blanket or bedroll used for camping out.

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Borrowed from Irish súgán (“rope”), from Proto-Celtic *souggo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati). Doublet of soogan.

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