Where does “beachan” come from?

beachan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic an, from Old Irish ín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

beachan (Scottish Gaelic): plural of beach; little bee

Definitions

  1. plural of beach; little bee

Ancestry of “beachan”, step by step

beachan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicanthe; their; in
2Old Irishínfast, period of fasting
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Scottish Gaelic beach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbeachbee; beehive; wasp
2Old Irishbechbee
3Proto-Celticbekosbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗm →Every word from Proto-Celtic sindos →