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Where does “raithneach” come from?

raithneach (Irish) comes from Old Irish raithnech, from Proto-Celtic ɸratinākā, from Proto-Celtic ɸratis, from Proto-Indo-European p(t)erH- — fern.

raithneach (Irish): fern, bracken; cannabis

Definitions

  1. fern, bracken; cannabis

Ancestry of “raithneach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishraithnechfern, bracken
2Proto-Celticɸratinākā—
3Proto-Celticɸratisfern
4Proto-Indo-Europeanp(t)erH-fern
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