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Where does “fuaim” come from?

fuaim (Irish) comes from Middle Irish fúaimm, from Proto-Celtic woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

fuaim (Irish): sound; noise; clamour

Definitions

  1. sound; noise; clamour

Ancestry of “fuaim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfúaimm—
2Proto-Celticwoxsman—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “fuaim”

  • fuaimeolaíocht
  • fuaimfhoclaíocht
  • fuaimchlár
  • fuaimdhíonach
  • fuaimiúil
  • infreafhuaim
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