Where does “laoch” come from?

laoch (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish láech, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

laoch (Scottish Gaelic): hero, champion, warrior

Definitions

  1. hero, champion, warrior

Ancestry of “laoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishláechwarrior; layman
2Latinlāicuslay (of the laity)
3Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “laoch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →