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Where does “bean-chràbhaidh” come from?

bean-chràbhaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cràbhadh, from Old Irish crábud, from Proto-Celtic *[[krāb-]]V-tos.

bean-chràbhaidh (Scottish Gaelic): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “bean-chràbhaidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccràbhadhpiety, devoutness
2Old Irishcrábudpiety, devotion, religion; piety, devotion,...
3Proto-Celtic*[[krāb-]]V-tos—
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