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Where does “donaisín” come from?

donaisín (Irish) comes from Irish donas, from Old Irish donas — ill-luck, misfortune, calamity.

donaisín (Irish): little wretch, weakling

Definitions

  1. little wretch, weakling

Ancestry of “donaisín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdonasbad luck, misfortune; affliction, misery; deuce,...
2Old Irishdonasill-luck, misfortune, calamity
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