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Where does “cosc” come from?

cosc (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *komskʷom, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

cosc (Old Irish): verbal noun of con·secha; wound caused by ...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of con·secha; wound caused by ...

Ancestry of “cosc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*komskʷom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “cosc”

  • cosc
  • coisceas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →