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Where does “eachlach” come from?

eachlach (Irish) comes from Middle Irish echlach, from Old Irish echlach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

eachlach (Irish): courier; attendant, messenger; prostitute

Definitions

  1. courier; attendant, messenger; prostitute

Ancestry of “eachlach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishechlachmessenger, courier; attendant; prostitute
2Old Irishechlachmessenger, courier; attendant
3Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “eachlach”

  • baneachlach
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