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Where does “bél” come from?

bél (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wewlos — lip.

bél (Old Irish): lip; mouth; opening

Definitions

  1. lip; mouth; opening

Ancestry of “bél”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwewloslip

Words derived from “bél”

  • béalfharaing
  • Sean-Bhéarla
  • béalaireacht
  • francbhéarla
  • Béarla
  • Béarlóir
  • Béarlachas
  • béalóg
  • béalach
  • béalbhraiteach
  • iarbhéarla
  • béarla
  • béalráiteach
  • béalsceiteach
  • béalchráifeach
  • scagbhéalach
  • béal
  • Béarlóireacht
  • béarlamhail
  • bile
  • beulach
  • beul
  • beul an latha
  • bélrae
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