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Where does “subháilce” come from?

subháilce (Irish) comes from Irish subha, from Old Irish subae, from Proto-Celtic *subwiyom, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

subháilce (Irish): Obsolete spelling of suáilce

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of suáilce

Ancestry of “subháilce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsubhagladness, joy; nominative/vocative/dative plural...
2Old Irishsubaejoy, pleasure, happiness, merriment
3Proto-Celtic*subwiyom—
4Proto-Celticsu-good, well
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “subháilce”

  • subháilceas
  • subháilceach
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