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Where does “cáech” come from?

cáech (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos.

cáech (Old Irish): blind in one eye; empty; person blind in one eye

Definitions

  1. blind in one eye; empty; person blind in one eye

Ancestry of “cáech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickaikosone-eyed, blind
2Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—

Words derived from “cáech”

  • caoch
  • caochán
  • caoch
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