Where does “teangeolaí” come from?
teangeolaí (Irish) comes from Irish teanga, from Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
teangeolaí (Irish): linguist
Definitions
- linguist
Ancestry of “teangeolaí”, step by step
teangeolaí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish teanga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | teanga | tongue; language |
| 2 | Old Irish | tengae | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | tangʷāt- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |