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Where does “taisc-chill” come from?

taisc-chill (Irish) comes from Irish taisc, from Middle Irish taiscid, from Old Irish do·coisig, from Old Irish saigid, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

taisc-chill (Irish): storage cell

Definitions

  1. storage cell

Ancestry of “taisc-chill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtaisclay up, store; hoard
2Middle Irishtaiscid—
3Old Irishdo·coisig—
4Old Irishsaigidto go towards, to approach; to seek out; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
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