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Where does “feadógaí” come from?

feadógaí (Irish) comes from Irish feadóg, from Irish -óg, from Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

feadógaí (Irish): tin whistle player

Definitions

  1. tin whistle player

Ancestry of “feadógaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfeadógwhistle; plover; tall thin woman
2Irish-ógused to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive...
3Old Irish-ócDiminutive suffix
4Proto-Brythonic-ọgForms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and...
5Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
7Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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