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Where does “srutha” come from?

srutha (Irish) comes from Irish sruth, from Old Irish sruth, from Proto-Celtic srutom, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

srutha (Irish): genitive singular of sruth

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of sruth

Ancestry of “srutha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsruthstream; current, flow; current, mains
2Old Irishsruthstream, river, current; strait, stream, current;...
3Proto-Celticsrutomstream, river; flow, current
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “srutha”

  • lárshrutha
  • príomhshrutha
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