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Where does “eunlann” come from?

eunlann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eun, from Old Irish én, from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

eunlann (Scottish Gaelic): aviary

Definitions

  1. aviary

Ancestry of “eunlann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceunbird; chicken
2Old Irishénbird; lo!
3Proto-Celticɸetnosbird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
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