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Where does “diamhasla” come from?

diamhasla (Irish) comes from Irish dia, from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

diamhasla (Irish): blasphemy

Definitions

  1. blasphemy

Ancestry of “diamhasla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdiaa god; day
2Old Irishdíaday; god
3Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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