Where does “eun-Frangach” come from?

eun-Frangach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eun, from Old Irish én, from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

eun-Frangach (Scottish Gaelic): turkey

Definitions

  1. turkey

Ancestry of “eun-Frangach”, step by step

eun-Frangach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic eun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceunbird; chicken
2Old Irishénbird; lo!
3Proto-Celticɸetnosbird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Scottish Gaelic Frangach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicFrangachFrench; Frenchman
2Old Irishfrangcach—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos →