Where does “fúaimm” come from?

fúaimm (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic woxsman, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “fúaimm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwoxsman
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “fúaimm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Celtic woxsman
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