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Where does “comalta” come from?

comalta (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish comaltae, from Proto-Celtic *komaltyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

comalta (Middle Irish): foster brother; foster sister

Definitions

  1. foster brother; foster sister

Ancestry of “comalta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcomaltae—
2Proto-Celtic*komaltyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “comalta”

  • derbchomalta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →