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Where does “ᚓᚊᚐᚄ” come from?

ᚓᚊᚐᚄ (Primitive Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ᚓᚊᚐᚄ (Primitive Irish): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ᚓᚊᚐᚄ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticekʷoshorse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “ᚓᚊᚐᚄ”

  • Achaius
  • eachaire
  • eachlann
  • each
  • eachmairt
  • eachaí
  • eachaíocht
  • each
  • eich
  • echaire
  • ech
  • Eochaid
  • echmairt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →