Where does “gainmheach” come from?

gainmheach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gainmech, from Old Irish gainem — sand, gravel.

gainmheach (Scottish Gaelic): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “gainmheach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgainmech—
2Old Irishgainemsand, gravel
Every word from Old Irish gainem →Every word from Old Irish gainmech →
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