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Where does “ciumhais” come from?

ciumhais (Irish) comes from Old Irish cimas — edge, border, limit.

ciumhais (Irish): border, edge, edging, fringe, verge; strip;...

Definitions

  1. border, edge, edging, fringe, verge; strip;...

Ancestry of “ciumhais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcimasedge, border, limit
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