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Where does “coicís” come from?

coicís (Irish) comes from Old Irish cóicthiges, from Old Irish cóic, from Proto-Celtic kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

coicís (Irish): fortnight

Definitions

  1. fortnight

Ancestry of “coicís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcóicthiges—
2Old Irishcóicfive
3Proto-Celtickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “coicís”

  • coicísiúil
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