luach

Gaelic (Scots)

/l̪ˠuəx/

noun

Definitions

value, worth

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish luach inherited from Old Irish lóg (value, equivalent, worth) inherited from Proto-Celtic *lowgos derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (profit, benefit, prize, gain, plunder, catch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leh₂w-

Gloss

profit, benefit, prize, gain, plunder, catch

Concept

Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Laverna Latin
lucrum Latin
λεία Ancient Greek
*leh₂w- Proto-Indo-European
*launą Proto-Germanic
luach Irish
lóg Old Irish
lógmar Old Irish
luachmhor Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
*lawaros Proto-Celtic
*lowgos Proto-Celtic
luach Middle Irish

luachmhor