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Where does “leugh” come from?

leugh (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic laygos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- — to shine; to light, shine; glow.

leugh (Cornish): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “leugh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlaygoscalf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂p-to shine; to light, shine; glow
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