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Where does “macallach” come from?

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

macallach (Irish): resounding; echolalic; call-and-response

Definitions

  1. resounding; echolalic; call-and-response

Ancestry of “macallach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-achForms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with...
2Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
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...
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