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Where does “tugae” come from?

tugae (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *togyā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tugae (Old Irish): verbal noun of tuigithir: covering, cover;...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of tuigithir: covering, cover;...

Ancestry of “tugae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*togyā—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tugae”

  • tuí
  • tuíodóir
  • tugh
  • tuige
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