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Where does “daah” come from?

daah (Manx) comes from Middle Irish dóigid, from Old Irish dóïd, from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂w- — kindle, burn; to burn.

daah (Manx): colour, colouration, hue; dye, stain; pigment

Definitions

  1. colour, colouration, hue; dye, stain; pigment

Ancestry of “daah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdóigid—
2Old Irishdóïd—
3Proto-Celtic*dauyeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂w-kindle, burn; to burn

Words derived from “daah”

  • daah galchro
  • aaghaah
  • treeghaagh
  • neughaaoil
  • undaah
  • undaahagh
  • ard-ghaaoil
  • neughaa
  • neughaahagh
  • yl-daahagh
  • yl-daaghey
  • ym-daahys
  • ym-daahagh
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