Where does “ceannaiche” come from?

ceannaiche (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -iche, from Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagiyos — seeker.

ceannaiche (Scottish Gaelic): merchant, salesman; buyer

Definitions

  1. merchant, salesman; buyer

Ancestry of “ceannaiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-icheForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
2Old Irish-aigeForm of -ige used after an unpalatalised...
3Proto-Celtic*sagiyosseeker
Every word from Proto-Celtic *sagiyos →Every word from Scottish Gaelic -iche →Every word from Old Irish -aige →