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Where does “lénaid” come from?

lénaid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic linati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

lénaid (Old Irish): impairs, injures, wounds

Definitions

  1. impairs, injures, wounds

Ancestry of “lénaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlinatito stick, to cling
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “lénaid”

  • leónaid
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