Where does “coisceas” come from?
coisceas (Irish) comes from Irish cosc, from Old Irish cosc, from Proto-Celtic *komskʷom, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
coisceas (Irish): impedance
Ancestry of “coisceas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | cosc | verbal noun of coisc; check, restraint;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | cosc | verbal noun of con·secha; wound caused by ... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *komskʷom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |