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Where does “coeg” come from?

coeg (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic koɨg, from Proto-Celtic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos.

coeg (Welsh): one-eyed, blind; empty, vain

Definitions

  1. one-eyed, blind; empty, vain

Ancestry of “coeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickoɨgone-eyed, blind
2Proto-Celtickaikosone-eyed, blind
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—

Words derived from “coeg”

  • coegog
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