Where does “camán” come from?

camán (Irish) comes from Old Irish cammán, from Old Irish camm, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

camán (Irish): hurley, hurl, hurling stick; quaver

Definitions

  1. hurley, hurl, hurling stick; quaver

Ancestry of “camán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcammánhurley, hurl, hurling stick
2Old Irishcammcrooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly
3FrenchCaen—
4Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “camán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →