Where does “Talamh an Éisc” come from?

Talamh an Éisc (Irish) comes from Irish talamh, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

Ancestry of “Talamh an Éisc”, step by step

Talamh an Éisc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish talamh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtalamhearth, ground, land
2Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
3Proto-Celtictalamūearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-
5Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Irish iasc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiascfish; to fish
2Old Irishíascfish
3Proto-Celtic*ɸeiskosfish
4Proto-Indo-European*peysk-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū