Where does “eo” come from?

eo (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish eó, from Proto-Celtic esoxs — salmon.

eo (Scottish Gaelic): salmon; peg; thorn

Definitions

  1. salmon; peg; thorn

Ancestry of “eo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisheósalmon; stem, shaft; yew, tree
2Proto-Celticesoxssalmon
Every word from Proto-Celtic esoxs →Every word from Old Irish eó →