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Where does “cumhachd” come from?

cumhachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish cumachtae — power, strength, might.

cumhachd (Scottish Gaelic): power, might, force; influence

Definitions

  1. power, might, force; influence

Ancestry of “cumhachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcumachtaepower, strength, might

Words derived from “cumhachd”

  • cumhachd mara
  • cumhachd nan tonn
Every word from Old Irish cumachtae →