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Where does “cnoc” come from?

cnoc (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cnocc, from Proto-Celtic *knukkos.

cnoc (Scottish Gaelic): hill, hillock, knoll, eminence; heel kibe;...

Definitions

  1. hill, hillock, knoll, eminence; heel kibe;...

Ancestry of “cnoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcnocchill; lump; swelling
2Proto-Celtic*knukkos—

Words derived from “cnoc”

  • Knox
  • Knoxian
  • Knox
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