Where does “Taig” come from?

Taig (Manx) comes from Old Irish Tadg, from Proto-Celtic tazgos, from Proto-Celtic taskos — badger.

Ancestry of “Taig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishTadg—
2Proto-Celtictazgospoet, storyteller
3Proto-Celtictaskosbadger
Every word from Proto-Celtic taskos →Every word from Proto-Celtic tazgos →Every word from Old Irish Tadg →