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Where does “kanxsman” come from?

kanxsman (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

kanxsman (Proto-Celtic): step, act of stepping

Definitions

  1. step, act of stepping

Ancestry of “kanxsman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickengetito step
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “kanxsman”

  • céim
  • aischéim
  • aischéimnigh
  • aischéimnitheach
  • céimí
  • iarchéimí
  • forchéim
  • fochéimí
  • aon-fhorchéim
  • breischéim
  • ardchéim
  • cam
  • camlwrw
  • céimm
  • keimee
  • fo-cheimee
  • caskeim
  • co-cheimnee
  • keimnee
  • aacheimnee
  • ard-cheim
  • ard-cheimaght
  • ard-cheimagh
  • bun-cheim
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