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Where does “ym-blaa” come from?

ym-blaa (Manx) comes from Manx blaa, from Old Irish bláth, from Proto-Celtic blātus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

ym-blaa (Manx): perianth

Definitions

  1. perianth

Ancestry of “ym-blaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxblaaflower; bloom; pride
2Old Irishbláthflower; blossom; bloom
3Proto-Celticblātusflower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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