Where does “biodag” come from?

biodag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish bíth, from Proto-Celtic bitus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- — life.

biodag (Scottish Gaelic): dagger, dirk, dudgeon

Definitions

  1. dagger, dirk, dudgeon

Ancestry of “biodag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbíthinflection of at·tá: ## third-person singular...
2Proto-Celticbitusworld
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-tu-life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu-Every word from Proto-Celtic bitusEvery word from Old Irish bíth
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