Where does “easanálaigh” come from?

easanálaigh (Irish) comes from Irish eas-, from Old Irish ess-, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

easanálaigh (Irish): breathe out, exhale, expire

Definitions

  1. breathe out, exhale, expire

Ancestry of “easanálaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheas-dis-, un
2Old Irishess-ex-, out; privative prefix: non-, -less
3Old Irishléicidto leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...
4Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Old Irish ess- →