Where does “ath-cheannaich” come from?

ath-cheannaich (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-cheannaich (Scottish Gaelic): redeem, repurchase

Definitions

  1. redeem, repurchase

Ancestry of “ath-cheannaich”, step by step

ath-cheannaich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ath

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

via Scottish Gaelic ceannaich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceannaichbuy, purchase; genitive singular of ceannach
2Old Irishcennaigid—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic yātus →Every word from Old Irish áth →