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Where does “dlí” come from?

dlí (Irish) comes from Old Irish dliged, from Proto-Celtic dligetom — law.

dlí (Irish): law; verbal noun of dligh; present subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. law; verbal noun of dligh; present subjunctive...

Ancestry of “dlí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdligedlaw; verbal noun of dligid
2Proto-Celticdligetomlaw

Words derived from “dlí”

  • aindlíthiúil
  • dlíthiúil
  • aindlí
  • fodhlí
  • dlí-eolaíocht
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