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Where does “lánfhada” come from?

lánfhada (Irish) comes from Irish fada, from Irish Ó, from Irish ua, from Old Irish áue, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ, from Proto-Celtic awyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos — grandfather.

lánfhada (Irish): full-length; rather long; a bit too far

Definitions

  1. full-length; rather long; a bit too far

Ancestry of “lánfhada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfadalong; far
2IrishÓAlternative form of ó used in surnames
3IrishuaArchaic form of ó
4Old Irisháue—
5Primitive Irishᚐᚃᚔdescendant
6Proto-Celticawyos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewh₂yosgrandfather
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