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Where does “teanga” come from?

teanga (Irish) comes from Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

teanga (Irish): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “teanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtengaetongue; language
2Proto-Celtictangʷāt-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “teanga”

  • nuatheanga
  • sprioctheanga
  • sochtheangeolaíocht
  • sochtheangeolaíoch
  • teangeolaíoch
  • teangeolaí
  • teangach
  • teangaigh
  • dátheangach
  • dátheangachas
  • teangachruthach
  • teangóg
  • teangúil
  • máthairtheanga
  • teangeolaíocht
  • teangaire
  • teangaireacht
  • idirtheanga
  • meititheanga
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