Where does “eochairdheacracht” come from?
eochairdheacracht (Irish) comes from Irish eochair, from Scottish Gaelic iuchair, from Proto-Celtic *ikūr, from Proto-Indo-European yókʷr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.
eochairdheacracht (Irish): key difficulty
Ancestry of “eochairdheacracht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | eochair | key; key; clef |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | iuchair | key; clef |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *ikūr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yókʷr̥ | liver |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -r̥ | Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns |