Where does “uallach” come from?

uallach (Irish) comes from Irish -ach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

uallach (Irish): wailing; yelling, howling; vain, arrogant, proud

Definitions

  1. wailing; yelling, howling; vain, arrogant, proud

Ancestry of “uallach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-achForms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with...
2Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
3Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “uallach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Irish -achEvery word from Old Irish -ach
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