Where does “cath” come from?

cath (Irish) comes from Old Irish cath, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ, from Proto-Celtic katus, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

cath (Irish): battle; conflict, trial; battalion

Definitions

  1. battle; conflict, trial; battalion

Ancestry of “cath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcathbattle, fight; troop, battalion
2Primitive Irishᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒbattle
3Proto-Celtickatusbattle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “cath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic katus →