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Where does “uchtaigh” come from?

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

uchtaigh (Irish): adopt; vocative singular of uchtach; genitive...

Definitions

  1. adopt; vocative singular of uchtach; genitive...

Ancestry of “uchtaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishuchtchest; breast, bosom; lap; breast, upper front; ...
2Old Irishuchtbreast, bosom; lap; breast, bosom; bosom; lap;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
4Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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