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Where does “fada” come from?

fada (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fota, from Proto-Indo-European wasdʰos — long, wide.

fada (Scottish Gaelic): long; far

Definitions

  1. long; far

Ancestry of “fada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfotalong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwasdʰoslong, wide

Words derived from “fada”

  • faide
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