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Where does “dathaigh” come from?

dathaigh (Irish) comes from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

dathaigh (Irish): dye, tint; colour, stain; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. dye, tint; colour, stain; inflection of...

Ancestry of “dathaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-ighSuffix used to form verbs from nouns;...
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—
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