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Where does “gial” come from?

gial (Manx) comes from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic gelos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gial (Manx): bright; clear; white

Definitions

  1. bright; clear; white

Ancestry of “gial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgelbright; clear; white
2Proto-Celticgelosshining, white
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “gial”

  • giallee
  • fo-yial
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