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Where does “sooill” come from?

sooill (Manx) comes from Old Irish súil, from Primitive Irish sūli, from Proto-Celtic sūle, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sooill (Manx): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “sooill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsúileye; hope, expectation
2Primitive Irishsūli—
3Proto-Celticsūlesuns
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sooill”

  • yl-hooill
  • lagg-hooillagh
  • breck-hooillagh
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