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Where does “-ach” come from?

-ach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-ach (Scottish Gaelic): Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...

Definitions

  1. Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...

Ancestry of “-ach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
2Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-ach”

  • frith-eagalach
  • gabhalach
  • Malaidheach
  • ròibeanach
  • mì-fhaiceallach
  • ainbheusach
  • beusach
  • àbhaisteach
  • mì-ghoireasach
  • Ameireaganach
  • tròcaireach
  • dà-dhadamach
  • dà-phuncach
  • frith-leumnach
  • tuiseal tabhartach
  • làireach
  • subhailceach
  • gairmeach
  • siabannach
  • mì-chùiseach
  • rèiteach
  • cùiseach
  • mì-onorach
  • cèireach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →