lia.
stone, pillar-stone
Meaning & usage
stone, pillar-stone
Where this word comes from
From Middle Irish lía, from Old Irish lië, from Proto-Celtic *līwanks (compare *līwos), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“stone”) (compare Ancient Greek λᾶας (lâas, “stone”), Albanian lerë (“boulder”)).
more, more numerous
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish lïa (superlative of il (“many, much”)), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlīyos, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-yōs.
healer, physician
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish líaig, cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lēkeis) and English leech (“physician”).
flood, torrent
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish lië, from Proto-Celtic *liyants (compare Welsh lliant), present participle of *liyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (compare Old Church Slavonic лити (liti, “to pour”), Lithuanian li̇́eti).
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