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Where does “éileamh” come from?

éileamh (Irish) comes from Irish -amh, from Old Irish -em, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā.

éileamh (Irish): claim, demand

Definitions

  1. claim, demand

Ancestry of “éileamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-amh—
2Old Irish-emForms occupational nouns
3Proto-Celtic*-īmā—

Words derived from “éileamh”

  • frithéileamh
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-īmā →