Where does “mionchaint” come from?

mionchaint (Irish) comes from Irish caint, from Brythonic Cantio, from Proto-Celtic kantos, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-.

mionchaint (Irish): small talk, tittle-tattle

Definitions

  1. small talk, tittle-tattle

Ancestry of “mionchaint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcaintspeech; talking
2BrythonicCantio—
3Proto-Celtickantoscorner; rim
4Proto-Indo-European*kh₂ndʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kantos →Every word from Brythonic Cantio →