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Where does “buaidheach” come from?

buaidheach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

buaidheach (Scottish Gaelic): having virtues

Definitions

  1. having virtues

Ancestry of “buaidheach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-achForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
2Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
3Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “buaidheach”

  • mì-bhòidheach
  • bòidheach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →