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Where does “aodach” come from?

aodach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish étach, from Old Irish ét, from Proto-Celtic yantus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

aodach (Scottish Gaelic): clothes, dress; cloth, material; sails

Definitions

  1. clothes, dress; cloth, material; sails

Ancestry of “aodach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishétachverbal noun of in·tuigethar; covering, raiment,...
2Old Irishétjealousy; envy, emulation; enthusiasm, zeal;...
3Proto-Celticyantusjealousy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “aodach”

  • uchd-aodach
  • fo-aodach
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