Where does “maolaigh” come from?

maolaigh (Irish) comes from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.

maolaigh (Irish): to grow bald; to make bald, to crop closely; to...

Definitions

  1. to grow bald; to make bald, to crop closely; to...

Ancestry of “maolaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-ighSuffix used to form verbs from nouns;...
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetordenominative/causative suffix

Words derived from “maolaigh”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor →Every word from Irish -igh →Every word from Old Irish -igidir →