Where does “grianach” come from?

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

grianach (Scottish Gaelic): sunny; colored by the sun; bright, shining

Definitions

  1. sunny; colored by the sun; bright, shining

Ancestry of “grianach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgríanachsunny, bright
2Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
3Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Old Irish -ach →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →