Where does “balach” come from?

balach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish bachlach, from Middle Irish bachall.

balach (Scottish Gaelic): boy, lad; jack

Definitions

  1. boy, lad; jack

Ancestry of “balach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbachlachlabourer, serf, bondman; clown, churl
2Middle Irishbachall—

Words derived from “balach”

Every word from Middle Irish bachall →Every word from Middle Irish bachlach →
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