Where does “cad ina thaobh” come from?
cad ina thaobh (Irish) comes from Irish cad, from Irish cad é, from Irish cáidhe, from Old Irish cote, from Old Irish co, from Proto-Celtic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cad ina thaobh (Irish): why interrogative
Definitions
- why interrogative
Ancestry of “cad ina thaobh”, step by step
cad ina thaobh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish cad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cad | what; where |
| 2 | Irish | cad é | what? |
| 3 | Irish | cáidhe | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | cote | of what sort is…? |
| 5 | Old Irish | co | with; how?; to, toward |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kom | with, co- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Irish i dtaobh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | i dtaobh | about |