Where does “echlach” come from?

echlach (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish echlach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

echlach (Middle Irish): messenger, courier; attendant; prostitute

Definitions

  1. messenger, courier; attendant; prostitute

Ancestry of “echlach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishechlachmessenger, courier; attendant
2Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
3Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “echlach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Old Irish -ach →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →