Where does “turgnam” come from?

turgnam (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic to-, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “turgnam”, step by step

turgnam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic to-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticto-to, towards
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Proto-Celtic uɸo-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticuɸo-sub-, under
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Proto-Celtic ɸare-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
2Proto-Celticɸarein front of
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic to- →
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