Where does “bailíochtaigh” come from?

bailíochtaigh (Irish) comes from Irish bailíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

bailíochtaigh (Irish): validate

Definitions

  1. validate

Ancestry of “bailíochtaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbailíochtvalidity
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Irish -acht →Every word from Old Irish -acht →