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Where does “sūli” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sūli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticsūlesuns
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sūli”

  • aonsúileach
  • súil
  • sreangshúileach
  • mórshúil
  • claonsúil
  • púicshúileach
  • beoshúileach
  • sreangshúil
  • dà-shùileach
  • sùil
  • súil
  • lagg-hooillagh
  • breck-hooillagh
  • yl-hooill
  • sooill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →