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Where does “dulas” come from?

dulas (Tagalog) comes from Welsh glas, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

dulas (Tagalog): slipping; sliding; slipperiness; misstatement

Definitions

  1. slipping; sliding; slipperiness; misstatement

Ancestry of “dulas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshglasblue; green , verdant, unripe; pale blue or...
2EnglishglassAn amorphous solid, often transparent substance...
3Scottish Gaelicglasgreen; grey; lock
4Middle Irishglas—
5Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
6Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “dulas”

  • madulas
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