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Where does “ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ” come from?

ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ (Primitive Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic katus, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ (Primitive Irish): battle

Definitions

  1. battle

Ancestry of “ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickatusbattle
2Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ”

  • Donncha
  • cath
  • cogadh
  • cathach
  • cafarr
  • cath
  • Donnchadh
  • cogadh
  • Donnchad
  • cath
  • cocad
  • Muircath
  • cathach
  • cathbarr
  • cagg
  • caggey
  • aachaggey
  • co-chaggeyder
  • cah
  • co-chaggee
  • co-chaggeeaght
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