Where does “Eochaid” come from?
Eochaid (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚓᚊᚑᚇᚇᚔ, from Proto-Celtic ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.
Ancestry of “Eochaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Primitive Irish | ᚓᚊᚑᚇᚇᚔ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ekʷos | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
Words derived from “Eochaid”