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Where does “náirigh” come from?

náirigh (Irish) comes from Irish náire, from Old Irish náire, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

náirigh (Irish): shame; humble; abase, humiliate

Definitions

  1. shame; humble; abase, humiliate

Ancestry of “náirigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnáireshame
2Old Irishnáireshamefacedness, bashfulness, diffidence,...
3Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
4Old Irishlánfull
5Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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