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Where does “cruimheachán” come from?

cruimheachán (Irish) comes from Irish cruimheach, from Irish cruimh, from Old Irish cruim, from Proto-Celtic kʷrimis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

cruimheachán (Irish): venomous person

Definitions

  1. venomous person

Ancestry of “cruimheachán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcruimheachmaggoty
2Irishcruimhgrub, larva, maggot, worm
3Old Irishcruimworm; maggot
4Proto-Celtickʷrimisworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
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