Where does “ard-loght” come from?
ard-loght (Manx) comes from Manx loght, from Old Irish locht, from Proto-Celtic loktu-, from Proto-Indo-European lok-.
ard-loght (Manx): capital offense
Ancestry of “ard-loght”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | loght | crime; guilt; trespass |
| 2 | Old Irish | locht | fault; blemish |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | loktu- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lok- | — |