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Where does “domlas” come from?

domlas (Irish) comes from Old Irish domblas, from Old Irish do-, from Proto-Celtic dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

domlas (Irish): gall, bile; bitter, rancorous, person

Definitions

  1. gall, bile; bitter, rancorous, person

Ancestry of “domlas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdomblas—
2Old Irishdo-impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;...
3Proto-Celticdus-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “domlas”

  • domlasta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →