Words for to choke in Celtic languages.
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | tachtad = to choke |
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| Irish (Gaeilge) | tacht = to choke, strangle, suffocate (verb noun = tachtadh) |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | tachd [taxɡ] = to choke, strangle, throttle, clog (verb noun = tachdadh) |
| Manx (Gaelg) | toghtey = to foul, clog, choke, strangle, throttle, garrotte, jugulate |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | (ys)tagu = to choke, stifle, suffocate, strangle, throttle, cough |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | taga [‘taga / ‘tægɐ] = to choke, clog, strangle, suffocate |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | tagañ = to strangle, choke, attack |
Etymology: possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *tak- (to be quiet) [source], the same root as the English word tacit [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, teanglann.ie, On-Line Manx Dictionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau