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

cumhachd nan tonn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic cumhachd

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

via Scottish Gaelic nan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicnanif; whether; in their
Every word from Old Irish cumachtae →Every word from Scottish Gaelic cumhachd →