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Where does “sofhulaingthe” come from?

sofhulaingthe (Irish) comes from Irish so-, from Old Irish so-, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

sofhulaingthe (Irish): bearable, endurable

Definitions

  1. bearable, endurable

Ancestry of “sofhulaingthe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishso-very; X-able, easy to X
2Old Irishso-good
3Proto-Celticsu-good, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
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