Etymology Explorer › Irish

Where does “taos” come from?

taos (Irish) comes from Middle Irish táes, from Old Irish taís, from Proto-Celtic taisto-.

taos (Irish): dough; paste

Definitions

  1. dough; paste

Ancestry of “taos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishtáes—
2Old Irishtaísdough
3Proto-Celtictaisto-—

Words derived from “taos”

  • leafaos
Every word from Proto-Celtic taisto- →