Where does “áiseach” come from?

áiseach (Irish) comes from Irish áis, from Old Irish ais, from Proto-Celtic *axsi-, from Proto-Celtic *axsilā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

áiseach (Irish): convenient, handy; easy; accommodating

Definitions

  1. convenient, handy; easy; accommodating

Ancestry of “áiseach”, step by step

áiseach traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish áis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisháisconvenience
2Old Irishaisback
3Proto-Celtic*axsi-
4Proto-Celtic*axsilā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Irish Áise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÁiseAsia
2Ancient GreekἈσῐ́ᾱ
3Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
4Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

Words derived from “áiseach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-Every word from Proto-Celtic *axsilā