Where does “bacach” come from?

bacach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish baccach, from Old Irish bacc, from Proto-Celtic bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bacach (Scottish Gaelic): crippled, lame, limping; rugged; a crippled...

Definitions

  1. crippled, lame, limping; rugged; a crippled...

Ancestry of “bacach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbaccachlame; lame person
2Old Irishbaccangle, bend, corner; angle, bend; hindrance, act...
3Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bakkos →Every word from Old Irish bacc →