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Where does “neach-” come from?

neach- (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic neach, from Old Irish nech, from Proto-Celtic nekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

neach- (Scottish Gaelic): -er, -or

Definitions

  1. -er, -or

Ancestry of “neach-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicneachbeing, person, body, individual; one, somebody,...
2Old Irishnechsomeone, anyone, no one
3Proto-Celticnekʷossomeone, something
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “neach-”

  • neach-stèidheachaidh
  • neach-eiridinn
  • neach-cagarsaich
  • neach-tòiseachaidh
  • neach-ealain
  • neach-lìbhrigidh
  • neach-bùtha
  • neach-tadhail
  • neach-deònach
  • neach-coimhideachd
  • neach-frithealaidh
  • neach-reic
  • neach-ciùil
  • neach-fianais
  • neach-seinn
  • neach-adhbharachais
  • neach-còisir
  • neach-giùlain
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