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Where does “lúaith” come from?

lúaith (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic loutus, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lúaith (Old Irish): ashes, dust

Definitions

  1. ashes, dust

Ancestry of “lúaith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticloutusash
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lúaith”

  • luaith
  • leoie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →