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Where does “taisléine” come from?

taisléine (Irish) comes from Irish tais-, from Irish tais, from Old Irish taís, from Proto-Celtic taisto-.

taisléine (Irish): shroud

Definitions

  1. shroud

Ancestry of “taisléine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtais-moist, hygro-
2Irishtaisdamp, moist, humid; soft, smooth, tender; mild,...
3Old Irishtaísdough
4Proto-Celtictaisto-—
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