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Where does “màirnealach” come from?

màirnealach (Scottish Gaelic) comes 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...

màirnealach (Scottish Gaelic): slow, dilatory; tedious, boring, lengthy

Definitions

  1. slow, dilatory; tedious, boring, lengthy

Ancestry of “màirnealach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-achForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
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...
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