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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Old Irish -ach →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →