Where does “airchinnech” come from?

airchinnech (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish airchenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

airchinnech (Old Irish): head, leader, superior

Definitions

  1. head, leader, superior

Ancestry of “airchinnech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairchenn—
2Old Irishcennhead; end
3Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “airchinnech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →