Where does “bláth” come from?

bláth (Irish) comes from Old Irish bláth, from Proto-Celtic blātus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bláth (Irish): flower

Definitions

  1. flower

Ancestry of “bláth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbláthflower; blossom; bloom
2Proto-Celticblātusflower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bláth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →