Original: Men play using a curved stick called in Irish a camÃ n. Women would use a shorter stick, at one stage described by the diminutive form camÃ g/O. The suffix - aÃ ocht (originally â uidheachtâ) was added to both words to give names for the sports: camÃ naÃ ocht (which became iomÃ naÃ ocht) and camÃ gaÃ ocht.
Simplified: The reason is complicated: men play using a curved stick called in Irish a camÃ n. Women would use a shorter stick, called by the diminutive form camÃ g/O. The suffix - aÃ ocht was added to both words to give names for the sports: camÃ naÃ ocht (which became iomÃ naÃ ocht) and camÃ gaÃ ocht.