Where does “bac” come from?

bac (Irish) comes from Old Irish bacc, from Proto-Celtic bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bac (Irish): barrier, block, balk, hindrance; bottleneck,...

Definitions

  1. barrier, block, balk, hindrance; bottleneck,...

Ancestry of “bac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbaccangle, bend, corner; angle, bend; hindrance, act...
2Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “bac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bakkos →Every word from Old Irish bacc →