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Where does “kagyum” come from?

kagyum (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “kagyum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
2Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →