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Where does “fàs” come from?

fàs (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ásaid, from Old Irish áss, from Proto-Celtic exs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

fàs (Scottish Gaelic): empty; barren, waste, uncultivated, fallow,...

Definitions

  1. empty; barren, waste, uncultivated, fallow,...

Ancestry of “fàs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishásaidto grow; to increase; to arise, to develop
2Old Irishássgrowth; verbal noun of ásaid
3Proto-Celticexsout of; from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

Words derived from “fàs”

  • fàsach
  • fàsaich
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