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Where does “swesūr” come from?

swesūr (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

swesūr (Proto-Celtic): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “swesūr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
2Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “swesūr”

  • siúr
  • deirfiúr
  • deirfiúirín
  • piuthar
  • leas-phiuthar
  • leth-phiuthar
  • mac-peathar
  • sinsersiur
  • siur
  • fiur
  • derbṡiur
  • derbsiur
  • phiur
  • shuyr
  • lhiass-huyr
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