Where does “crágach” come from?

crágach (Irish) comes from Irish ách, from Old Irish acht, from Proto-Celtic extos, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

crágach (Irish): having large hands; chelate; chelating

Definitions

  1. having large hands; chelate; chelating

Ancestry of “crágach”, step by step

crágach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

via Irish crág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcráglarge hand; claw, paw; handful; clutch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic extos →Every word from Old Irish acht →