Where does “féithchiúin” come from?
féithchiúin (Irish) comes from Irish féith, from Old Irish féith, from Maori wētā, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
féithchiúin (Irish): calm, still, unruffled
Ancestry of “féithchiúin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | féith | sinew; muscle; vein; soft seam in bogland, swampy... |
| 2 | Old Irish | féith | fibre |
| 3 | Maori | wētā | weta |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |