Where does “fliugh” come from?

fliugh (Manx) comes from Old Irish fliuch, from Proto-Celtic wlikʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

fliugh (Manx): wet; soggy; swampy

Definitions

  1. wet; soggy; swampy

Ancestry of “fliugh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfliuchwet; damp, wet weather
2Proto-Celticwlikʷoswet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet

Words derived from “fliugh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wlikʷos →Every word from Old Irish fliuch →
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