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Where does “snáthaid” come from?

snáthaid (Irish) comes from Old Irish snáthat, from Proto-Celtic snātantā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

snáthaid (Irish): needle; index , indicator, pointer, gnomon

Definitions

  1. needle; index , indicator, pointer, gnomon

Ancestry of “snáthaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsnáthatneedle
2Proto-Celticsnātantā—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew
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