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Where does “gabhalach” come from?

gabhalach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic gabhaltach, from Scottish Gaelic -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

gabhalach (Scottish Gaelic): genitive singular of gabhail; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of gabhail; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “gabhalach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgabhaltachtenant, tacksman
2Scottish Gaelic-achForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
3Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
4Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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