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Where does “tàcharan” come from?

tàcharan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tacharán — orphan, waif.

tàcharan (Scottish Gaelic): changeling; orphan; weak, helpless, cowardly,...

Definitions

  1. changeling; orphan; weak, helpless, cowardly,...

Ancestry of “tàcharan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtacharánorphan, waif
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