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Where does “póraigh” come from?

póraigh (Irish) comes from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

póraigh (Irish): grow from seed, propagate, breed

Definitions

  1. grow from seed, propagate, breed

Ancestry of “póraigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-ighSuffix used to form verbs from nouns;...
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—

Words derived from “póraigh”

  • crosphóraigh
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