Where does “caoch” come from?

caoch (Irish) comes from Old Irish cáech, from Proto-Celtic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos — one-eyed, blind.

caoch (Irish): blind, purblind person, creature; blind,...

Definitions

  1. blind, purblind person, creature; blind,...

Ancestry of “caoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcáechblind in one eye; empty; person blind in one eye
2Proto-Celtickaikosone-eyed, blind
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind

Words derived from “caoch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaikos →Every word from Old Irish cáech →