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Where does “lúaide” come from?

lúaide (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic loudom, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “lúaide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticloudomlead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “lúaide”

  • luaidhe
  • luaidhe
  • neuleoaieoil
  • leoaie
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