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Where does “salachar” come from?

salachar (Irish) comes from Irish salach, from Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic salākos.

salachar (Irish): dirt; ordure; sordidness; impurity, obscenity;...

Definitions

  1. dirt; ordure; sordidness; impurity, obscenity;...

Ancestry of “salachar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsalachdirty
2Old Irishsalachdirty, foul
3Proto-Celticsalākos—

Words derived from “salachar”

  • saur
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