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Where does “domblas” come from?

domblas (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish do-, from Proto-Celtic dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.

Ancestry of “domblas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdo-impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;...
2Proto-Celticdus-bad
3Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking

Words derived from “domblas”

  • domlas
  • domlasta
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