Where does “béalsceiteach” come from?

béalsceiteach (Irish) comes from Irish béal, from Old Irish bél, from Proto-Celtic wewlos — lip.

béalsceiteach (Irish): blabbing, indiscreet

Definitions

  1. blabbing, indiscreet

Ancestry of “béalsceiteach”, step by step

béalsceiteach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish béal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbéalmouth; opening; edge
2Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
3Proto-Celticwewloslip

via Irish sceite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsceitepast participle of sceith; genitive singular of...
2Irishsceitheadh—
Every word from Proto-Celtic wewlos →Every word from Old Irish bél →Every word from Irish béal →