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Where does “marnaid” come from?

marnaid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *marnati, from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- — to seize, grip; to pack.

marnaid (Old Irish): to betray; to deceive, delude

Definitions

  1. to betray; to deceive, delude

Ancestry of “marnaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*marnati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmerh₂-to seize, grip; to pack

Words derived from “marnaid”

  • brath
  • brath
  • brath
  • mrath
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