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Where does “súil” come from?

súil (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish sūli, from Proto-Celtic sūle, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

súil (Old Irish): eye; hope, expectation

Definitions

  1. eye; hope, expectation

Ancestry of “súil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishsūli—
2Proto-Celticsūlesuns
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “súil”

  • aonsúileach
  • súil
  • sreangshúileach
  • mórshúil
  • claonsúil
  • púicshúileach
  • beoshúileach
  • sreangshúil
  • dà-shùileach
  • sùil
  • lagg-hooillagh
  • breck-hooillagh
  • yl-hooill
  • sooill
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