Where does “cnoccach” come from?
cnoccach (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish cnocc, from Proto-Celtic *knukkos.
cnoccach (Old Irish): hilly; lumpy
Ancestry of “cnoccach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cnocc | hill; lump; swelling |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *knukkos | — |