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Where does “famhair” come from?

famhair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish fomóir — Fomorian, giant.

famhair (Scottish Gaelic): giant; champion; molecatcher

Definitions

  1. giant; champion; molecatcher

Ancestry of “famhair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishfomóirFomorian, giant
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