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Where does “dúnmharú” come from?

dúnmharú (Irish) comes from Middle Irish duinemarbad, from Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic gdonyos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

dúnmharú (Irish): verbal noun of dúnmharaigh; murder

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of dúnmharaigh; murder

Ancestry of “dúnmharú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishduinemarbad—
2Old Irishduineperson
3Proto-Celticgdonyosperson
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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