Where does “bacachas” come from?

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

bacachas (Irish): begging, sponging

Definitions

  1. begging, sponging

Ancestry of “bacachas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbacachlame; halting, imperfect; lame person
2Old Irishbaccachlame; lame person
3Old Irishbaccangle, bend, corner; angle, bend; hindrance, act...
4Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bakkos →Every word from Old Irish bacc →