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Where does “ath-chagainn” come from?

ath-chagainn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ath, from Old Irish áth, from Proto-Celtic yātus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

ath-chagainn (Scottish Gaelic): ruminate, chew the cud

Definitions

  1. ruminate, chew the cud

Ancestry of “ath-chagainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathnext
2Old Irisháthford; open space or hollow between two objects
3Proto-Celticyātusford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “ath-chagainn”

  • ath-chagnach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →