Where does “marcach” come from?

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

marcach (Irish): rider, horseman; jockey; cavalryman; cavalry;...

Definitions

  1. rider, horseman; jockey; cavalryman; cavalry;...

Ancestry of “marcach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarcachrider, horseman
2Proto-Celticmarkākoshorseman
3Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “marcach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →Every word from Proto-Celtic markākos →