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Where does “cumhachd nan tonn” come from?

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

cumhachd nan tonn (Scottish Gaelic): wave power

Definitions

  1. wave power

Ancestry of “cumhachd nan tonn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccumhachdpower, might, force; influence
2Old Irishcumachtaepower, strength, might
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