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Where does “áue” come from?

áue (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ, from Proto-Celtic awyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos — grandfather.

Ancestry of “áue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚐᚃᚔdescendant
2Proto-Celticawyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewh₂yosgrandfather
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