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Where does “lía” come from?

lía (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish lië, from Proto-Celtic līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.

Ancestry of “lía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlië—
2Proto-Celticlīwanks—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let

Words derived from “lía”

  • banlia
  • luibhliacht
  • cluaslia
  • lialann
  • lia
  • néar-mháinlia
  • máinlia
  • néar-mháinliacht
  • máinliacht
  • luibhlia
  • máinliach
  • leanbhliacht
  • liacht
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