Where does “caoch” come from?

caoch (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cáech, from Proto-Celtic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos — one-eyed, blind.

caoch (Scottish Gaelic): empty; blind; hollow

Definitions

  1. empty; blind; hollow

Ancestry of “caoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcáechblind in one eye; empty; person blind in one eye
2Proto-Celtickaikosone-eyed, blind
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaikos →Every word from Old Irish cáech →