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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”

  • fuaimeolaíocht
  • fuaimfhoclaíocht
  • fuaimchlár
  • fuaimdhíonach
  • fuaimiúil
  • infreafhuaim
  • fuaim
  • co-fhuaim
  • ath-fhuaimneach
  • ath-fhuaim
  • fuaim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →