Where does “maraigh” come from?
maraigh (Irish) comes from Irish marbh, from Old Irish marbh — dead.
maraigh (Irish): kill, slay, murder
Ancestry of “maraigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | marbh | dead; defunct; corpse, dead person |
| 2 | Old Irish | marbh | dead |