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Where does “abacc” come from?

abacc (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic abankos, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

abacc (Middle Irish): dwarf

Definitions

  1. dwarf

Ancestry of “abacc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticabankoswater creature; beaver
2Proto-Celticabūriver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “abacc”

  • fo-abhac
  • abhac
  • abhcach
  • abhaicín
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