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Where does “cuishlin” come from?

cuishlin (Manx) comes from Middle Irish cuisle, from Old Irish cusle.

cuishlin (Manx): vein

Definitions

  1. vein

Ancestry of “cuishlin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcuislepipe, tube
2Old Irishcusle—

Words derived from “cuishlin”

  • cuishlinit
  • cuishlinagh
  • ard-chuishlin
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