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Where does “tiubh” come from?

tiubh (Irish) comes from Old Irish tiug, from Proto-Celtic tegus, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

tiubh (Irish): thick, dense, closely set; fast; thick part;...

Definitions

  1. thick, dense, closely set; fast; thick part;...

Ancestry of “tiubh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtiugthick
2Proto-Celtictegusthick
3Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

Words derived from “tiubh”

  • tiús
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →