Where does “camánacht” come from?
camánacht (Irish) comes from Irish camán, 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.
camánacht (Irish): shinty
Ancestry of “camánacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | camán | hurley, hurl, hurling stick; quaver |
| 2 | Old Irish | cammán | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | camm | crooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly |
| 4 | French | Caen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kagyom | pen, enclosure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |