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Where does “múchaid” come from?

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

múchaid (Old Irish): covers over, suffocates, quenches, extinguishes;...

Definitions

  1. covers over, suffocates, quenches, extinguishes;...

Ancestry of “múchaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmúchsmoke, stifling vapour
2Proto-Celticmuk-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mewg-to smoke, reek

Words derived from “múchaid”

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