Where does “tuigse” come from?

tuigse (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tuig, from Middle Irish tuicid, from Old Irish ·tucci, from Proto-Celtic *unketi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁unékti.

tuigse (Scottish Gaelic): intellect, comprehension, understanding,...

Definitions

  1. intellect, comprehension, understanding,...

Ancestry of “tuigse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictuigunderstand, comprehend, realize
2Middle Irishtuicid—
3Old Irish·tucci—
4Proto-Celtic*unketi—
5Proto-Indo-European*h₁unékti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁unékti →Every word from Proto-Celtic *unketi →Every word from Old Irish ·tucci →