Where does “faobhraigh” come from?
faobhraigh (Irish) comes from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.
faobhraigh (Irish): whet, sharpen; vocative/genitive singular...
Definitions
- whet, sharpen; vocative/genitive singular...
Ancestry of “faobhraigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | -igh | Suffix used to form verbs from nouns;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -igidir | a suffix used to form verbs from nouns and... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | — |