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Where does “lugu” come from?

lugu (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish laigiu, from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lugu (Old Irish): comparative degree of bec

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of bec

Ancestry of “lugu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishlaigiuAlternative form of lugu
2Proto-Celtic*lagyūs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lugu”

  • loo
  • sloo
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