Where does “túath” come from?

túath (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic toutā, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

túath (Old Irish): tribe; laity; people

Definitions

  1. tribe; laity; people

Ancestry of “túath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictoutāpeople, tribe; tribal land
2Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “túath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic toutā →
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