Where does “eachmairt” come from?

eachmairt (Irish) comes from Middle Irish echmairt, from Old Irish ech, from Primitive Irish ᚓᚊᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

eachmairt (Irish): copulation; heat

Definitions

  1. copulation; heat

Ancestry of “eachmairt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishechmairt—
2Old Irishechhorse
3Primitive Irishᚓᚊᚐᚄhorse
4Proto-Celticekʷoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ekʷos →