Where does “marcach” come from?

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

marcach (Scottish Gaelic): rider, horseman; cavalier, knight; jockey

Definitions

  1. rider, horseman; cavalier, knight; jockey

Ancestry of “marcach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarcachrider, horseman
2Proto-Celticmarkākoshorseman
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 Proto-Celtic -ākos →Every word from Proto-Celtic markākos →
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