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Where does “amos” come from?
amos (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Ancestry of “amos”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
ambaxtos
servant
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₂eǵ-
to drive
Words derived from “amos”
amhas
amhsán
amhsach
amhasmhar
amhasóir
amhsóir
yaṃḥaš
amhasóireacht
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →
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