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Where does “tengae” come from?

tengae (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

tengae (Old Irish): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “tengae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictangʷāt-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “tengae”

  • nuatheanga
  • sprioctheanga
  • sochtheangeolaíocht
  • sochtheangeolaíoch
  • teangeolaíoch
  • teanga
  • teangeolaí
  • teangach
  • teangaigh
  • dátheangach
  • dátheangachas
  • teangachruthach
  • teangóg
  • teangúil
  • máthairtheanga
  • teangeolaíocht
  • teangaire
  • teangaireacht
  • idirtheanga
  • meititheanga
  • dà-theangach
  • eadar-theangaichear
  • eadar-theangair
  • teanga
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