Where does “blasta” come from?

blasta (Irish) comes from Middle Irish blasta, from Middle Irish blas, from Old Irish mlas, from Proto-Celtic mlastos, from Proto-Indo-European mel-s-.

blasta (Irish): savoury, tasty, delicious; correct, telling,...

Definitions

  1. savoury, tasty, delicious; correct, telling,...

Ancestry of “blasta”, step by step

blasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish blasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishblastatasty; appetizing; sweet
2Middle Irishblasflavour; savour; taste
3Old Irishmlasflavour; savour; taste
4Proto-Celticmlastostaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-s-—

via Irish blais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishblaistaste; genitive singular of blas
2Old Irishmlaisid—

Words derived from “blasta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-s- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mlastos →Every word from Old Irish mlas →