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Where does “Lachtnae” come from?

Lachtnae (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish lachtna, from Old Irish lacht, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

Ancestry of “Lachtnae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlachtnamilk coloured; gray, dun; the colour of...
2Old Irishlachtmilk
3Latinlác—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “Lachtnae”

  • Lachtnán
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