Words for to wash in Celtic languages.
Proto-Celtic | *nigyeti = to wash |
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Old Irish (Goídelc) | nigid = to wash |
Irish (Gaeilge) | nigh [nʲɪɟ / n̠ʲiː] = to wash |
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | nì [ɲiː] = to wash, cleanse, purify, bathe |
Manx (Gaelg) | niee = to wash, launder, bathe, pan, flush |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (to wash) [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, teanglann.ie, On-Line Manx Dictionary
Proto-Celtic | *wolk- = wet, milk |
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Old Irish (Goídelc) | folcaid = washes |
Irish (Gaeilge) | folc(tha) = to bathe, wash, lave; pour down, shed; dip, immerse, submerge |
Welsh (Cymraeg) | golchi [ˈɡɔlχɪ/ ˈɡɔlχi] = to wash, rinse; burnish; cleanse, purify; flow over or past; coat; beat, thump |
Cornish (Kernewek) | golhi [‘gɔlhi] = to wash, bathe |
Breton (Brezhoneg) | gwalc’hiñ = to wash |
Sources: Wiktionary, teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau