Where does “uchtleanbh” come from?

uchtleanbh (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...

uchtleanbh (Irish): adopted child

Definitions

  1. adopted child

Ancestry of “uchtleanbh”, step by step

uchtleanbh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ucht

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

via Irish leanbh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleanbhchild, baby
2Old Irishlenabbaby; child; infant
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Old Irish ucht