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Where does “teangaigh” come from?

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

teangaigh (Irish): tongue; inflection of teangach: ##...

Definitions

  1. tongue; inflection of teangach: ##...

Ancestry of “teangaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishteangatongue; language
2Old Irishtengaetongue; language
3Proto-Celtictangʷāt-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →