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Where does “doíni” come from?

doíni (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic dowinis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

doíni (Old Irish): nominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine

Definitions

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of duine

Ancestry of “doíni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticdowinis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “doíni”

  • mídhaonnachtúil
  • daonnachtúil
  • mídhaonnacht
  • daonnacht
  • dóenacht
  • dóendacht
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