Where does “beagnach” come from?

beagnach (Irish) comes from Irish nach, from Old Irish nách, from Proto-Celtic nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

beagnach (Irish): almost, nearly

Definitions

  1. almost, nearly

Ancestry of “beagnach”, step by step

beagnach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish nach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnachthat...not; not; isn’t...?/whether/if it is..
2Old Irishnáchthird-person singular present indicative negative...
3Proto-Celticnekʷenot
4Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Irish beag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbeagsmall, little; few; little; small amount
2Old Irishbecsmall
3Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →