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Where does “todhchaí” come from?

todhchaí (Irish) comes from Old Irish todochaide, from Old Irish to-, from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

todhchaí (Irish): future

Definitions

  1. future

Ancestry of “todhchaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtodochaide—
2Old Irishto-prefix used to create verbs and associated verbal...
3Old Irishaith-re-; second, a further; ex-
4Proto-Celticati-re-, again, second, further
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “todhchaí”

  • todhchaíoch
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