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Where does “canúnachas” come from?

canúnachas (Irish) comes from Irish canúnach, 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...

canúnachas (Irish): fondness for dialect; dialectal trait;...

Definitions

  1. fondness for dialect; dialectal trait;...

Ancestry of “canúnachas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcanúnachdialectal
2Irish-achForms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with...
3Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
5Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
7Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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