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Where does “ᚒᚓᚏᚈᚒᚏᚔᚑ” come from?

ᚒᚓᚏᚈᚒᚏᚔᚑ (Pictish) comes from Proto-Celtic wertyā, from Proto-Indo-European Hwer- — to cover, close.

Ancestry of “ᚒᚓᚏᚈᚒᚏᚔᚑ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwertyāmound
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwer-to cover, close

Words derived from “ᚒᚓᚏᚈᚒᚏᚔᚑ”

  • Fortriu
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