Where does “dagh” come from?

dagh (Manx) comes from Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cách, from Proto-Celtic kʷākʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-kʷo-.

dagh (Manx): each, every

Definitions

  1. each, every

Ancestry of “dagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgach—
2Old Irishcácheveryone; For quotations using this term, see...
3Proto-Celtickʷākʷoseveryone, everybody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-kʷo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-kʷo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷākʷos →Every word from Old Irish cách →