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Where does “marbaid” come from?

marbaid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic marwāti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

marbaid (Old Irish): to kill, slay; to annul, cancel; to alienate,...

Definitions

  1. to kill, slay; to annul, cancel; to alienate,...

Ancestry of “marbaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmarwātito die; to kill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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