Where does “gach” come from?
gach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish gach, from Old Irish cách, from Proto-Celtic kʷākʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-kʷo-.
gach (Scottish Gaelic): every, each
Ancestry of “gach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | gach | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | cách | everyone; For quotations using this term, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kʷākʷos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂-kʷo- | — |