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Where does “trúaige” come from?

trúaige (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish trógae, from Proto-Celtic *trougiyā, from Proto-Celtic *trougos.

Ancestry of “trúaige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtrógaemisery; pity
2Proto-Celtic*trougiyā—
3Proto-Celtic*trougos—

Words derived from “trúaige”

  • trua
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