Where does “caintigh” come from?

caintigh (Irish) comes from Irish caint, from Brythonic Cantio, from Proto-Celtic kantos, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.

caintigh (Irish): to speak

Definitions

  1. to speak

Ancestry of “caintigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcaintspeech; talking
2BrythonicCantio—
3Proto-Celtickantoscorner; rim
4Proto-Indo-European*kh₂ndʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kantos →Every word from Brythonic Cantio →