Where does “líach” come from?

líach (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

líach (Old Irish): spoon, ladle; wretched

Definitions

  1. spoon, ladle; wretched

Ancestry of “líach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-
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