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Where does “múch” come from?

múch (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic muk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.

múch (Old Irish): smoke, stifling vapour

Definitions

  1. smoke, stifling vapour

Ancestry of “múch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmuk-—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mewg-to smoke, reek

Words derived from “múch”

  • múch
  • múchadh
  • pianmhúchán
  • mùchadh
  • mùch
  • múchaid
  • múchad
  • moogh
  • so-vooghey
  • mooghey
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