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Where does “dòchas” come from?

dòchas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dóchus.

dòchas (Scottish Gaelic): hope, expectancy

Definitions

  1. hope, expectancy

Ancestry of “dòchas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdóchus—

Words derived from “dòchas”

  • mì-dhòchas
  • eu-dòchas
  • eu-dòchasachd
  • dòchasachd
  • dòchasach
Every word from Old Irish dóchus →