Where does “ath-ghabhalach” come from?

ath-ghabhalach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic gabhaltach, from Scottish Gaelic -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

ath-ghabhalach (Scottish Gaelic): subtenant

Definitions

  1. subtenant

Ancestry of “ath-ghabhalach”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic gabhaltach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgabhaltachtenant, tacksman
2Scottish Gaelic-achForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
3Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Scottish Gaelic -achEvery word from Old Irish -ach
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