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Where does “fliuch” come from?

fliuch (Irish) comes from Old Irish fliuch, from Proto-Celtic wlikʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

fliuch (Irish): wet; get or become wet; make wet

Definitions

  1. wet; get or become wet; make wet

Ancestry of “fliuch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfliuchwet; damp, wet weather
2Proto-Celticwlikʷoswet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “fliuch”

  • barrfhliuch
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