Where does “bachall” come from?

bachall (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish bachall, from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bachall (Scottish Gaelic): shepherd's crook; staff; crozier

Definitions

  1. shepherd's crook; staff; crozier

Ancestry of “bachall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbachallstaff; shepherd's crook; crosier
2Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-Every word from Latin baculumEvery word from Old Irish bachall
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