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Where does “seide” come from?

seide (Irish) comes from Irish sead, from English shad, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.

seide (Irish): genitive singular of sead

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of sead

Ancestry of “seide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseadnest; shad; to blow
2EnglishshadAny one of several species of food fishes that...
3Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
4Middle Persianš't'—
5Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
6Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
7Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—
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