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Where does “tagh” come from?

tagh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish togaid, from Old Irish do·goa, from Proto-Celtic toguseti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

tagh (Scottish Gaelic): choose, select; vote, elect

Definitions

  1. choose, select; vote, elect

Ancestry of “tagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishtogaid—
2Old Irishdo·goato choose, select
3Proto-Celtictoguseti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “tagh”

  • ath-thagh
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