Where does “caochán” come from?
caochán (Irish) comes from Irish caoch, from Old Irish cáech, from Proto-Celtic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos.
caochán (Irish): purblind creature; mole; marsh rill; boghole
Definitions
- purblind creature; mole; marsh rill; boghole
Ancestry of “caochán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | caoch | blind, purblind person, creature; blind,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | cáech | blind in one eye; empty; person blind in one eye |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kaikos | one-eyed, blind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ikos | — |