Where does “lachín” come from?

lachín (Irish) comes from Irish lacha, from Old Irish lachu — duck.

lachín (Irish): duckling

Definitions

  1. duckling

Ancestry of “lachín”, step by step

lachín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish lacha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlachaduck
2Old Irishlachuduck

via Irish ín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishínAlternative form of inn
2Irishinn—
Every word from Old Irish lachu →Every word from Irish lacha →