Where does “logh” come from?

logh (Manx) comes from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

logh (Manx): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “logh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
2Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lókus →Every word from Proto-Celtic loku →Every word from Old Irish loch →
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