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Where does “glasáil” come from?

glasáil (Irish) comes from Irish Glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glasáil (Irish): lock; verbal noun of glasáil

Definitions

  1. lock; verbal noun of glasáil

Ancestry of “glasáil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishGlas—
2Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
3Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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