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Where does “bec” come from?

bec (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *biggos.

bec (Old Irish): small

Definitions

  1. small

Ancestry of “bec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*biggos—

Words derived from “bec”

  • philibeg
  • beag
  • beagnach
  • beag-
  • fèileadh beag
  • beag
  • bice
  • lugu
  • sloo
  • loo
  • beg
Every word from Proto-Celtic *biggos →