beach
Gaelic (Scots)
/pɛx/
noun
Definitions
- bee
- beehive
- wasp
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish bech (bee) inherited from Proto-Celtic *beko-, *bikos derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoik-, *bʰik-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰoik-, *bʰik-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bʰoik-, *bʰik- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰoyk-, *bʰik- Proto-Indo-European
- beach Irish
- bech Old Irish
- beachan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *beko-, *bikos Proto-Celtic
- *bekos Proto-Celtic