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Where does “glasra” come from?

glasra (Irish) comes from Irish Glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glasra (Irish): greenery; A vegetable

Definitions

  1. greenery; A vegetable

Ancestry of “glasra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishGlas—
2Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
3Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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