Where does “airchissecht” come from?

airchissecht (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

airchissecht (Old Irish): pity, compassion

Definitions

  1. pity, compassion

Ancestry of “airchissecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
2Proto-Celtic-axtā—
3Proto-Celticaxtā—
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Old Irish -acht →Every word from Proto-Celtic -axtā →