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Where does “uaine” come from?

uaine (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish úaine, from Proto-Celtic *udniyos, from Indo-European *wed-.

uaine (Scottish Gaelic): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “uaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishúaine—
2Proto-Celtic*udniyos—
3Indo-European*wed-—
Every word from Indo-European *wed- →