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Where does “dùil” come from?

dùil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dùil (Scottish Gaelic): hope, expectation, expectancy, prospect;...

Definitions

  1. hope, expectation, expectancy, prospect;...

Ancestry of “dùil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dùil”

  • dùileòlaiche
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