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Where does “Lùnastal” come from?

Lùnastal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish Lugnasad, from Old Irish nasad, from Polish nasadzić, from Polish sadzić, from Proto-Slavic saditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sōdī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “Lùnastal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishLugnasadLammas
2Old Irishnasadfestival
3Polishnasadzić—
4Polishsadzićto plant
5Proto-Slavicsaditito plant
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*sōdī́ˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “Lùnastal”

  • Lùn
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