Where does “liath” come from?

liath (Irish) comes from Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European pelh- — pale, gray.

liath (Irish): grey; light blue; grey-haired

Definitions

  1. grey; light blue; grey-haired

Ancestry of “liath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlíathgrey; grey-haired; old man, veteran
2Proto-Celtic*ɸleitosgrey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-pale, gray

Words derived from “liath”

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