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Where does “beathaisnéis” come from?

beathaisnéis (Irish) comes from Irish beath-, from Irish beatha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic biwotūts, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

beathaisnéis (Irish): biography, memoir

Definitions

  1. biography, memoir

Ancestry of “beathaisnéis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbeath-vital
2Irishbeathalife; biography; living, livelihood; food,...
3Old Irishbethulife
4Proto-Celticbiwotūts—
5Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “beathaisnéis”

  • beathaisnéisí
  • heitribheathaisnéis
  • beathaisnéiseach
  • dírbheathaisnéis
  • dírbheathaisnéiseach
  • dírbheathaisnéisí
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →