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Where does “līwos” come from?

līwos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₃y- — blueish.

līwos (Proto-Celtic): colour; stone

Definitions

  1. colour; stone

Ancestry of “līwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

Words derived from “līwos”

  • gréisclí
  • lí
  • madfall symudliw
  • symudliw
  • lliwio
  • lliwydd
  • lliw
  • lí
  • lliw
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