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Where does “mál” come from?

mál (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚌᚂᚔ, from Proto-Celtic maglos, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

mál (Old Irish): a tribute

Definitions

  1. a tribute

Ancestry of “mál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚋᚐᚌᚂᚔnoble
2Proto-Celticmaglosnoble; chief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “mál”

  • màl
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