Where does “cíchech” come from?

cíchech (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish cích, from Old Irish cích, from Proto-Celtic kīkos — breast.

cíchech (Middle Irish): big-chested

Definitions

  1. big-chested

Ancestry of “cíchech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcíchbreast; nipple; teat
2Old Irishcíchbreast
3Proto-Celtickīkosbreast
Every word from Proto-Celtic kīkos →Every word from Old Irish cích →Every word from Middle Irish cích →