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Where does “teanga” come from?

teanga (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

teanga (Scottish Gaelic): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “teanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtengaetongue; language
2Proto-Celtictangʷāt-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

Words derived from “teanga”

  • eadar-theangaiche
  • eadar-theangaich
  • eadar-theangair
  • dà-theangach
  • eadar-theangaichear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →