flann
/ɸlan̪/ · adj
Meaning
- blood-red, crimson
- blood
Etymology / origin
From Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).
- *welh₃-(ine-pro)→
- *wlannos(cel-pro)→
- *welh₃-(ine-pro)→
- flann (Middle Irish)
- Relations: root, inh, der
Related words
Descendant words
- flann(Irish) (inh)
- flann(Scottish Gaelic) (inh)
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