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Where does “lheeah” come from?

lheeah (Manx) comes from Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European pelh-.

lheeah (Manx): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “lheeah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlíathgrey; grey-haired; old man, veteran
2Proto-Celtic*ɸleitos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-—

Words derived from “lheeah”

  • breck-lheeah
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh- →