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Where does “taic” come from?

taic (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English tai, from Japanese 鯛, from Old Japanese たい.

taic (Scottish Gaelic): prop, support; support, backing

Definitions

  1. prop, support; support, backing

Ancestry of “taic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaiA fish, the Japanese bream
2Japanese鯛sea bream ; porgy; specifically, the 真鯛
3Old Japaneseたい—

Words derived from “taic”

  • mì-thaiceil
  • mì-thaicealachd
  • crios-taice
  • taiceil
Every word from Old Japanese たい →