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Where does “comhaltas” come from?

comhaltas (Irish) comes from Old Irish comaltas, from Old Irish comalta, from Proto-Celtic komaltiyos.

comhaltas (Irish): joint fosterage; body of persons, brotherhood;...

Definitions

  1. joint fosterage; body of persons, brotherhood;...

Ancestry of “comhaltas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcomaltasfoster-brotherhood, intimate friendship;...
2Old Irishcomaltafoster-brother, foster-sister
3Proto-Celtickomaltiyos—
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