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Where does “bodach” come from?

bodach (Irish) comes from Irish -ach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

bodach (Irish): lusty, virile; boor, churl, lout; male crab

Definitions

  1. lusty, virile; boor, churl, lout; male crab

Ancestry of “bodach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-achForms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with...
2Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
3Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “bodach”

  • bodachúil
  • bodachúlacht
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