Where does “Murchadh” come from?

Murchadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish Muircath, from Old Irish cath, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒ, from Proto-Celtic katus, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “Murchadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishMuircath—
2Old Irishcathbattle, fight; troop, battalion
3Primitive Irishᚉᚐᚈᚈᚒbattle
4Proto-Celtickatusbattle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Murchadh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic katus →