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Where does “ucht” come from?

ucht (Irish) comes from Old Irish ucht, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

ucht (Irish): chest; breast, bosom; lap; breast, upper front; ...

Definitions

  1. chest; breast, bosom; lap; breast, upper front; ...

Ancestry of “ucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishuchtbreast, bosom; lap; breast, bosom; bosom; lap;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
3Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “ucht”

  • uchtán
  • uchtóg
  • uchtaigh
  • uchtmhac
  • uchtbhalla
  • uchtleanbh
  • móruchtúil
  • uchtphláta
  • uchtúil
  • uchtúlacht
  • uchtbharr
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