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Where does “soilse” come from?

soilse (Irish) comes from Old Irish soilse, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

soilse (Irish): brightness, light; flash of lightning; plural of...

Definitions

  1. brightness, light; flash of lightning; plural of...

Ancestry of “soilse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsoilsebrightness. light; feminine genitive singular of...
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “soilse”

  • Soilse
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