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Where does “mac-talla” come from?

mac-talla (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mac-talla (Scottish Gaelic): echo

Definitions

  1. echo

Ancestry of “mac-talla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
2Middle Irishmac—
3Old Irishmaccson; child
4Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
5Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
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